Legal Opinion
Casson v. Casson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 12, 1985PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
The instant appeal raises the issue of whether the doctrine of res judicata should be applied to a determination of the Family Court, which held valid the child support provisions of a separation agreement.
On October 2, 1969, in New York City, plaintiff Joan Moore Casson married defendant Phillip Casson, who is a physician. Thereafter, a daughter, Christina, was born in April 1970. Subsequently, the parties executed a separation agreement (agreement), dated October 5,1970; and then, less than a month *343later, defendant husband went to Mexico and obtained a judgment…
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