Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Mercer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 1966PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Husband appeals from an order of the Family Court directing him to pay $78.50 semimonthly to the Support Bureau of the Family Court, These sums will in turn he payable to the Department of Welfare in indemnification of similar payments made by the department to appellant’s wife, the petitioner herein, and to his stepchild. The department instituted this proceeding in the name of the wife pursuant to section 102 of the Social Welfare Law.
Two questions are presented: was it proper to order the husband to indemnify the department for payments made for the support of his wife who had abandoned…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Caplan v. CaplanNew York Family Court · 1942
- Lister v. SheridanNew York Supreme Court · 1962
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hackett v. HaynesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Buscaglia ex rel. Tutko v. TutkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. James C. D.New York City Family Court · 1983
- Cook v. Temple W.New York City Family Court · 1987
- M. I. v. A. I.New York City Family Court · 1981
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