Legal Opinion
Ponorovskaya v. Stecklow
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 2014PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Matthew F. Cooper, J.
In 1907, the New York State Legislature enacted Domestic Relations Law § 25, which provides that a marriage is valid, even in the absence of a marriage license, if it was properly-solemnized. The law remains on the books despite the fact that if Domestic Relations Law § 25 were routinely invoked it would completely undermine the statutorily prescribed process by which people in this state marry, a process which is based on the issuance, signing and filing of a marriage license.
Not only can Domestic Relations Law § 25 be read as gutting core marriage…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Mahoney-Buntzman v. BuntzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Thorp v. . ThorpNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Moore v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Devorah H. v. Steven S.New York Supreme Court · 2015
- O'Reilly-Morshead v. O'Reilly-MorsheadNew York Supreme Court · 2015