Stone v. Stone

Order, Family Court, New York County, entered August 31, 1976, adjudging respondent husband in contempt, unanimously reversed on the law and the matter remanded for a plenary hearing on the issue of respondent’s willfulness in failure to make support payments, without costs and without disbursements. The respondent, in a proceeding before another Family Court Judge, was directed to make support payments to his wife. When the husband failed to make support payments, the wife brought a petition alleging violation of the prior support order and the husband cross-moved to vacate and annul the…