Legal Opinion
Ruderman v. Ruderman
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1948PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.
In this action for absolute divorce, the question presented involves the validity and extraterritorial effect of a Mexican decree of divorce obtained by the defendant husband against the plaintiff wife.
Plaintiff and defendant were born and raised in the city of New York. They met in 1936 while they were still students. Defendant proposed, and they discussed marriage plans. In September, 1940, defendant went to Mexico on a tourist visa. He was later granted a student’s visa renewable yearly.
In the summer of 1941, plaintiff, who was and has continued to be a school teacher in the public schools…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re Revocation of Ancillary Letters Testamentary of the Estate of NewcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Dupuy v. . WurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- De Meli v. . De MeliNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Gould v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Hubbard v. . HubbardNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bodfish v. GallmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Cocron v. CocronNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- Unanue v. UnanueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re the Estate of SlaterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1986
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