In re Pinto

This is a proceeding brought by a mother to secure from her husband support for their child in a sum exceeding the amount granted by an Alabama court, in conformity with a separation agreement incorporated in a decree of divorce.

The respondent in opposing this application relies on an opinion rendered by the Hon. Alonzo G-. Hinkley, Official Referee, in Olmstead, v. Olmstead (203 Misc. 239). In that case, the mother sued in the Supreme Court to recover arrears under a separation and maintenance agreement. Apparently the husband defended on the ground that in a separate support proceeding…