Chancer v. Chancer

The question in this case is whether the direction of Special Term that the $1,000 deposited by the husband in lieu of bail be applied toward partial payment of the judgment for alimony arrears was a proper one.

The order of arrest was made pursuant to section 827 of the Civil Practice Act, on the ground that the resident husband was about to depart from the jurisdiction. The order of arrest was a court, order, as distinguished from a Judge’s order obtained pursuant to the provisions of section 826 of the Civil Practice Act. Section 827 provides that an arrest order in a case there specified…