Legal Opinion
Matter of Franklin v. Franklin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 1946PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loughban, Ch. J.
Within the city of New York, jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings to compel the support of a wife is given to the Family Court — a division of .the Domestic Relations Court of the city. (See Domestic Relations Court Act of the City of New York, §§ 5, 91.) The present proceeding was brought in that court in January, 1934, through the filing of a petition which alleged that the petitioner was the wife of the respondent and was dependent upon him for support that he had neglected to provide. The designations “ petitioner ” and “ respondent ” are ' prescribed by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Schuylkill Fuel Corp. v. B. & C. Nieberg Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
3Cited by32 opinions
- Langerman v. LangermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Long v. LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Harris v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Morton v. MortonNew York Family Court · 1950
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