Legal Opinion
Leona G. v. Edwin G.
New York Family Court
Decided November 26, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gertrude Mainzer, J.
The court has before it a motion to vacate an outstanding payroll deduction order (PDO) on the grounds that the movant-respondent is no longer legally obligated to support any of the beneficiaries of that order. The threshold issue presented by this motion is jurisdictional in nature: Does the Family Court have jurisdictional authority to compel support of an ex-wife where no alimony was awarded in the divorce decree and where there has been no referral of the alimony issue to the Family Court?
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Borkowski v. BorkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Silver v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Matter of Newham v. . Chile Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Winsman v. WinsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Giuffrida v. GiuffridaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- McCann v. GuterlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Emily K. v. Matthew K.New York City Family Court · 1983