Annette C. Gessler v. Nina Ross Gessler, as Administratrix of the Estate of John M. Gessler, Deceased

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The question for decision is the enforceability in Florida, as against the creditors of an insolvent estate, of a Pennsylvania separation agreement providing for the support of a decedent’s minor children.

On June 11, 1956, the plaintiff-appellant, Mrs. Annette Gessler, and John Gessler, her husband, entered into a written separation and support agreement under seal, “this agreement [to] be binding upon the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, executors and administrators”. The agreement required Gessler to pay to his wife specific monthly amounts for the support…