Legal Opinion

Carter v. Carter

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

Decided July 25, 1977PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.

Petitioner Allan Carter, the divorced husband of respondent Carolyn Carter, has custody of their infant son, Kenneth Carter. He applied to the Family Court of Rockland County for an order directing his former wife to contribute to the child’s support. His petition was dismissed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

the issue

Are sections 413 and 414 of the Family Court Act unconstitutional insofar as they appear to place the primary duty of child support on the father and make the mother’s duty of support of the child secondary by making that obligation *440con…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Weinberger v. WiesenfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Matherson v. MarchelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. Sementilli v. SementilliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Childs v. ChildsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  4. In re the Estate of KummerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Gelb v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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