Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Morgan
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1975PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ISSUE
Bentley Kassal, J.
Having determined the wife is entitled to a divorce, the basic issue now is:
Shall a young mother, presently a full-time premedical student with exceptional grades, be given an equal opportunity for development and fulfillment by completing her medical school training although capable of being self-supporting as a secretary?
After a noncontested hearing, I adjudged that plaintiff was entitled to a divorce on grounds of abandonment and custody of the parties’ seven-year-old son. Thereafter, the parties did, at great length, contest the question of whether the wife is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Phillips v. PhillipsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- Phillips v. PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Doyle v. DoyleNew York Supreme Court · 1957
- Brownstein v. BrownsteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Turner v. TurnerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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- Lumsden v. LumsdenHawaii Supreme Court · 1979
- M.V.R. v. T.M.R.New York Supreme Court · 1982
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