People ex rel. James W. "HH" v. Ethel B. "HH"

Petitioner and appellant were married in 1951, had two children (a daughter born August 19, 1958, and a son born April 14, 1962), and were divorced in 1971 by a Maryland decree of divorce. The terms of a separation agreement were incorporated in the divorce decree, which gave custody of the children to appellant with visitation privileges to petitioner. Alleging noncompliance with the visitation provisions, petitioner commenced this habeas corpus proceeding to determine his visitation rights. Special Term ordered that the provisions of the separation agreement relating to petitioner’s rights…