Fine v. Fine

The petitioner and the respondent were married in 1962. In 1965, the petitioner then pregnant with a child who did not survive initiated an action for support in the Family Court. At a hearing held on December 16, 1965, the respondent was represented by private counsel and the petitioner by the Corporation Counsel. The parties stipulated to the marriage and that the petitioner was expecting a child by the respondent in February, 1966. The parties were then separated. The court found that the petitioner was entitled to separate support on a means basis. An order of $35 weekly was then entered…