Mollie B. v. Maurice B.

The question of law in this proceeding is whether this court should enforce an order for alimony issued by a court of another State merely as a “ temporary ’ ’ order. No final adjudication or final order has been entered in the divorce proceeding commenced by petitioner wife against respondent husband in Florida. However, petitioner secured an order for temporary alimony of $250 a week in her Florida proceeding. Bight months thereafter, respondent having left Florida for New York, she filed a petition under subdivision (c) of section 466 of the Family Court Act for enforcement of the…