Kepner v. Kepner

The action results from a separation agreement between the parties which was executed on May 19, 1959. The plaintiff now seeks to void the agreement, contending that it is in violation of section 51 of the Domestic Relations Law in that it was made in contemplation of the parties obtaining a divorce and contrary to public policy of this State. It is also claimed that it violates the section inasmuch as the husband is relieved of his financial obligation to support his wife. The parties separated in March, 1958.

In the second cause of action of the complaint the plaintiff alleged that two…