Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Carpenter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 31, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, for a declaration that the parties’ common-law marriage is valid under the laws of Pennsylvania, and therefore recognized by the State of New York, and for ancillary matrimonial relief including maintenance and the exclusive occupancy of the marital home, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Barone, J.), entered June 9, 1993, which, following a hearing, declared that a valid common-law marriage existed pursuant to the laws of Pennsylvania, which would be recognized as valid in the State of New York.
Ordered that the order is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Manfredi EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In Re Estate of GargesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth ex rel. McDermott v. McDermottSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- In Re Estate of ReesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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