Legal Opinion
Fortuna v. Fortuna
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 29, 1961No. 4965Published
1Opinion of the Court
103 N.H. 547 (1961)
STELLA MARY FORTUNA
v.
STANLEY T. FORTUNA.
No. 4965.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire.
Argued November 7, 1961.
Decided December 29, 1961.
Chretien & Chretien (Mr. Charles E. Chretien orally), for the plaintiff.
Joseph J. Betley for the defendant.
LAMPRON, J.
Our statute (RSA 458:17, 27) confers upon the Trial Court the determination of the right to and the amount of support to be awarded. It provides no minimum or maximum standards. Ballou v. Ballou, 95 N. H. 105, 106. "The Court has a wide discretion in determining the amount that a father shall be required to contribute for the…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fortuna v. FortunaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1961
- Crosby v. CrosbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- Warren v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Curry v. CurrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1938
- Hensinger v. HensingerMichigan Supreme Court · 1952
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