Wife, H. v. Husband, H.
Supreme Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
In this divorce case, the Superior Court dismissed the plaintiff wife’s petition for allowance or division of property1 and counsel fees2 on the ground that it was *629not brought to the Court’s attention until after the divorce decree had become final; 3 that the Court had not expressly reserved jurisdiction; that, therefore, the Court lost jurisdiction upon the entry of the final decree. The Court based this ruling upon Husband v. Wife, Del.Supr., 253 A.2d 67 (1969). The opinion below is at 300 A.2d 22.
The plaintiff’s petition for property allowance and counsel fees was filed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Husband v. WifeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Wife v. HusbandSuperior Court of Delaware · 1972
3Cited by1 opinion
- Blanchet v. BlanchetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983