Matthews v. Matthews

Jurisdiction was acquired by the Children’s Court when respondent appeared upon this application by counsel and submitted an affidavit with respect to the merits. A party who argues a motion on the merits, even though he contemporaneously raises the question of jurisdiction over his person, has appeared generally despite his own characterization of his participation as one of a special appearance (Matter of Atterbury, 222 N. Y. 355, 362; 32nd St. Delicatessen v. Culinary Workers Union, 9 Misc 2d 69). Whether a college education is a necessary for Nancy in the light of respondent’s pecuniary…