Cooperman v. Cooperman

This is a novel application brought on by order to show cause wherein plaintiff seeks to have defendant punished for contempt for his failure to make alimony payments alleged to be due under a judgment of divorce granted to the defendant in Chihuahua, Mexico, on May 24, 1968.

Defendant cross-moves to vacate the order to show cause and to dismiss the application for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted on the ground that there is neither a pending matrimonial action between the parties nor an underlying decree “made by a court of competent jurisdiction” directing payment by…