Legal Opinion

Emily K. v. Matthew K.

New York City Family Court

Decided August 5, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Leon Deutsch, J.

The question here presented is whether the Family Court has jurisdiction to entertain, and whether, in the circumstances, it should entertain, an application for an initial award of alimony subsequent to a Supreme Court decree of divorce, which decree made no alimony award and where the Supreme Court made no referral of the *562alimony question to the Family Court before or after judgment, and where the petitioner ex-wife now claims she is in danger of becoming a public charge.

Petitioner herein applied for such an award of alimony subsequent to a decree of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Borkowski v. BorkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
  2. Silver v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Sergi v. SergiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. Pap v. PapAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  5. Leona G. v. Edwin G.New York Family Court · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. New York CityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
  2. C.O'C v. M.M.New York Family Court · 2009
  3. C.O'C v. M.M.New York Family Court · 2009
  4. Juarez v. JuarezNew York City Family Court · 1991

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