Legal Opinion

Mooney v. Mooney

New York Family Court

Decided October 2, 1946PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSicher, J.

Jurisdictional objections to an attempted proceeding in this court against a divorced father for an order of support of his schoolboy son reveal gaps in the New York law governing the enforcement of the deep-rooted paternal duty to maintain and educate minor children.

The petitioner child (“ Ealph ”) attained the age of seven-' teen years on June 29, 1946. Thereafter, on September 10, 1946, a support petition was filed in his behalf by his mother, purportedly pursuant to subdivisions (11) and (12) of section 2, section 111, subdivision (2) of section 29, subdivision (1) of section 91,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Sistare v. SistareSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Matter of LindgrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  3. In Re the Application for Letters of Guardianship of the Person & Property of ThorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  4. Matter of Kane v. NecciNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  5. Matter of Franklin v. FranklinNew York Court of Appeals · 1946

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Helman v. HelmanNew York Family Court · 1947
  2. Cannon v. CannonNew York Family Court · 1947
  3. Kinsey v. KinseyNew York Family Court · 1951
  4. Santora v. SantoraNew York Family Court · 1950
  5. People v. ResslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1966

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