Legal Opinion
Jewett v. Jewett
New York County Courts
Decided August 19, 1974PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■Stephen Smyk, J.
The plaintiff-appellant, Linda Jewett, appeals the May 10, 1974 decision of the 'City Court of Binghamton, New York, Small Claims Part, dismissing her cause of action against the defendant, her ex-husband, for support payments allegedly in arrears.
On August 28,1971 the parties entered into a separation 'agreement whereby the defendant husband agreed to pay $40 per week for .support of the children of ithe marriage. The validity of the agreement is not questioned. Paragraph “ 9 ” of the agreement specifically provided that it was to survive a subsequent divorce, to wit: “…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Galusha v. . GalushaNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Goldman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Winter v. . WinterNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Schmelzel v. SchmelzelNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Hettich v. HettichNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Chang v. ChiarielloCivil Court of the City of New York · 1982
- Woodson v. Frankart Kings Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1979
- Culhane v. CulhaneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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