Legal Opinion

Cohen v. Cohen

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 28, 1948PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.

This is a motion to modify a final decree of divorce so as to increase the allowance for the care, maintenance and education of an infant from $10 to $50 a week. The basis for the application is that the infant, who was more than nineteen years of age when the motion was made, has enrolled as a student in a premedical school and an increased allowance is necessary not only for his support and maintenance but also for his education. ■

The evidence as to the defendant’s standard of living convinces me that the testimony concerning his earnings is absolutely unworthy of belief. Nor am I satisfied…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. International Text Book Co. v. . ConnellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Esteb v. EstebWashington Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Jackman v. ShortOregon Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Halsted v. HalstedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
  5. Middlebury College v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1844

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pass v. PassMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Nash v. MulleTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Strom v. StromAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
  4. Wagner v. WagnerNew York Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Dorman v. DormanIndiana Supreme Court · 1968

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