Legal Opinion
Bliss v. Bliss
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1985PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
A former husband who seeks to terminate his support obligations pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 248 by alleging that his former wife is cohabiting with another man must demonstrate both cohabitation and conduct by the former wife amounting to a "holding out” that she is married to *385her paramour. Accordingly, in Matter of Bliss v Bliss there should be a reversal and in Matter of Collyer v Proper an affirmance.
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Virginia and Richard Bliss were married in New York in 1955. Four children were born of the marriage which ended in 1970 with the entry of a judgment…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Northrup v. NorthrupNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Bliss v. BlissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Steinberg v. SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Paul S. v. Roberta S.New York Family Court · 1977
- People v. ShokunbiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
3Cited by53 opinions
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