Novak v. Novak

A wife appeals from an order dismissing her action for support, brought under the Uniform Support Act, Code, § 11-1601 et seq. The proceeding was commenced in New York, where the wife was living, and in accordance with statutory procedures was transmitted to the Domestic Relations Branch of the court below, the husband being a resident of this jurisdiction. After appointment of counsel for the wife and the issuance of a show cause order, the case came on for trial.

The wife testified that the parties were married in May, 1959, in New York and that

“ * * * defendant had compelled her to enroll…