Lewis v. Lewis

This motion is made by the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York for an order pursuant to CPLR 5015 (subd. [a], par. 4) relieving the petitioner of an order awarding custody of Richard Alan Lewis, age nine years, issue of the parties herein, to the respondent, on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to make such an order.

On February 28, 1961 custody of this child was awarded to the petitioner pursuant to a divorce decree granted in the State of Florida. The respondent was ordered to pay to the petitioner $20 per week for the support of the child.

*1093In June, 1966 while the…