Legal Opinion
Steinberg v. Steinberg
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1966PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
Respondent husband appeals from an order affirming an order of the Family Court directing bim to pay fo.r his wife’s support, not on the ground that she is liable to *494become a public charge, but on a “ means ” basis. The Appellate Division held that the fact that husband and wife were living separately by mutual consent did not relieve him of his duty to support her, and to pay a fair and reasonable sum, having due regard to the circumstances of the parties, by reason of the change in the law effectuated by section 236 of the Domestic Relations Law. The question is whether, under these…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Solomon v. SolomonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Batchelor v. BatchelorNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Ferraro v. FerraroNew York Family Court · 1948
- Zunder v. ZunderNew York Family Court · 1946
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Nestor v. McDowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Cohen v. SeletskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Polite v. PoliteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Bruno v. BrunoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- La Croix v. DeyoNew York City Family Court · 1981
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