Legal Opinion
Satoko Matsumoto v. Tatsuya Matsumoto
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 30, 2002PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
LONG, J.
This ease requires us to determine whether the fugitive disentitlement doctrine should be applied to bar an appeal in a civil case and if so, to limn its contours.
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Defendant, Tatsuya Matsumoto, married plaintiff, Satoko Matsumoto, in Japan on March 18, 1984. Their only child, Hyugo, was born in New York City on July 6, 1985. The Matsumoto family resided in New Jersey from 1985 to 1997. During that time, they were essentially supported by Tatsuya’s mother, Kazuko Matsumoto, who lived in Japan. They resided in a house Kazuko owned in Cedar Grove.…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Degen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Ortega-Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Division of Youth and Family Services v. MYJPNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
- Shah v. ShahSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
- State v. BaumSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2009
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