Christensen v. Christensen
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtAbraham N. Geller, J.
Plaintiff seeks, in her first cause of action, a judgment declaring the nullity of defendant husband’s Nevada divorce and of his subsequent marriage to the codefendant and, in her second cause of action, a judgment of separation on the grounds of abandonment, nonsupport and adultery.
The undisputed facts established — and defendants concede — that the husband did not acquire a bona fide domicile sufficient to support the Nevada judgment of divorce obtained without an appearance therein by the wife. Both the divorce and the subsequent remarriage must therefore be held to be invalid.
Defendants,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Beadleston v. . BeadlestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Rosen v. RosenNew York Supreme Court · 1959
3Cited by3 opinions
- Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Levine v. LevineCivil Court of the City of New York · 1965
- In re the Estate of LiebmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963