Legal Opinion
Seagriff v. Seagriff
New York Family Court
Decided January 22, 1960PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge A. Timone, J.
In this proceeding by the petitioner for an order of support, it is conceded there was no ceremonial marriage between the parties. The pivotal issue is whether there exists a valid common-law marriage.
The petitioner and one Burker were married in May, 1920 and separated seven months later. In 1921 petitioner and respondent entered into an illicit relationship and lived together as man and wife from then until 1957. During all of this time they were residents of the City of New York and lived there continuously except for yearly summer sojourns in Massachusetts where the parties lived on the…
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- Commonwealth v. MunsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Graham v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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