Mayer v. Mayer
Court of Chancery of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
Marvel, Vice Chancellor:
Plaintiff, who lives in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, but who claims to be domiciled in Delaware, seeks an order from this Court directing her former husband to support her. She alleges that despite the fact that a District Court of Nevada has admittedly dissolved the marriage previously existing between her and defendant, nonetheless, “* * * since plaintiff did not appear in the Nevada proceedings neither the said Nevada divorce nor said holding of this Court1 relieves defendant of his duty and obligation, past, present and future to support and maintain plaintiff”.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- duPont v. duPontSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
- Mayer v. MayerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Gilbert v. GilbertSuperior Court of Delaware · 1961