Legal Opinion

Zahran v. Zahran

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 6, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Family Court possessed subject matter jurisdiction to enforce prior orders it had made regarding visitation and distribution of marital property because the Supreme Court divorce decree specifically referred the matters to Family Court (see, Family Ct Act § 115 [b]; Capelli v Capelli, 42 AD2d 905). Family Court also possessed personal jurisdiction over the parties because it has wide discretion in determining the manner of service in an order to show cause and petitioner impliedly empowered her attorney to accept service of process by her…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Capelli v. CapelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  2. Gibbs v. Hawaiian Eugenia Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lisa M.H. v. Gerald C.H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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