Legal Opinion
Sorrentino v. Mierzwa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1969PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
In 1927 appellant and Alphonse Gr. Sorrentino (hereafter the “ husband”) were married in Brooklyn, New York. In 1939 the parties separated after which the husband voluntarily began to pay appellant $80 per month support for herself and their two children, then 10 and 11 years of age. In the latter part of July, 1951 the husband, having retired from the New York City Police Force, and his children having reached majority, went to Reno, Nevada, and obtained a divorce decree dated October 20, 1951 by default. Appellant was served with process in this State in September, 1951 but never appeared…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Loomis v. LoomisNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Feldman v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Wynn v. WynnNew York Supreme Court · 1947
- In re the Estate of LiebmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963
- Valentine v. ValentineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
3Cited by19 opinions
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