Flaxman v. Flaxman

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

The sole issue before us is whether a woman’s right to alimony from her former husband under a separation agreement incorporated into a divorce decree is revived by the annulment of the woman’s second marriage on grounds which rendered it voidable. The Chancery Division held that the right was revived. 109 N. J. Super. 500 (1970). On plaintiff’s motion we certified the matter directly to this Court before argument in the Appellate Division.

The facts pertinent to this appeal are not in dispute. Plaintiff and defendant were married and had two…