Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Edwards

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 2, 1976Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: The order insofar as it granted plaintiffs partial summary judgment is affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum decision of Special Term. The Court of Appeals has passed upon this question twice and held that a mother may waive support provisions for the benefit of an infant arising out of a separation agreement between the mother and father (Kott v Kott, 16 AD2d 941, affd *100714 NY2d 971; Axelrad v Axelrad, 285 App Div 903, affd 309 NY 687). Furthermore, this separation agreement, which created the support obligation, provided…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Axelrad v. AxelradAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
  2. Axelrad v. AxelradNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. Kott v. KottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
  4. Kott v. KottNew York Court of Appeals · 1964

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