Stivers v. Wise
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Julie C. Stivers, the mother of Harold Milton Wise, an infant, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Westchester on the 19th day of April, 1897, directing her to pay to' the defendant counsel fees and alimony pendente lite.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The action is brought by the mother of Harold M. Wise, an infant, born July 25, 1879, to annul a marriage with the defendant; solemnized on January-6, 1896, the infant being at that time under seventeen years of age. The mother is authorized to bring this • action by section 17M of the Code of Civil Procedure, the age of legal consent being fixed at eighteen years in the case of males.
Alimony is defined to be an allowance which a husband or former husband may be forced to pay to his wife or former wife, living legally separate from him, for her maintenance. While alimony…
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