Schacht v. Schacht

For reasons set forth in the earlier opinion (Schacht v. Schacht, 58 N. Y. S. 2d 54), this court on August 1, 1945, overruled respondent’s objections to its jurisdiction and narrowed the scope of subsequent hearings to the single issue of the “ fair and reasonable sum according to his means ” which respondent should be required to contribute to the petitioner-child’s support. Consequently, the doctrine of “ law of the case ” would be a sufficient answer to the now reiterated contention that this court is without power to order such support in any sum whatever because an April 6,1944,…