Palmieri v. Palmieri

This is an application for temporary alimony. It is typical, in certain aspects, of more than 75 matrimonial matters that came before me in a single month (September Term, 1957, Bronx County). There were 36 motions for temporary alimony, a resume of which is set forth as Appendix A to this opinion, and an approximately equal number of requests for modifications of awards, punishment for contempt, commitment, and habeas corpus writs concerning custody of children of embattled spouses.

The shocking ineptitudes in our procedure for temporary alimony evoke a more extended comment than the…