Stritch v. Stritch

By decree dated February 4, 1960, a divorce was decreed to Richard Stritch, and a cross-libel by his wife was dismissed. The decree adjudged Naida to be the owner of certain real and personal property in Florida and New Hampshire. Richard was ordered to pay $10,000 toward Naida’s legal expenses, to hold her harmless from certain tax liabilities, and “to pay . . . towards her support the sum of [$225] a week for the period of three years from the effective date of this Decree.”

Richard died on July 3, 1962, a resident of New York, in which jurisdiction his executors were appointed, and later…