Irvine v. Irvine, 88 A. 377

Emery, Y. C.

This is a bill for alimony and maintenance under the statute, and an application ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍for temporary alimony. The affidavits of the wife as to the circumstances of the separation and the refusal to support, are flatly contradicted by. the husband, but, on considering all ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍the affidavits, I think those upon the part of the wife present a prima facie case entitling her to a trial of the question whether the circumstances of the separation were such ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍as to make the husband’s present offer pending suit, of rooms to *21live in with him, no defence to the suit, because not made with any right to expect it to ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍be accepted.

In the meantime, the husband’s legal obligation to support his wife continues and he should contribute thereto. An order should be advised for alimony penclente lite, at the rate of $7.50 ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‍per week, from September 17th, 1912, and a counsel fee of $30, pajrable within thirty days.

Case Details

Case Name: Irvine v. Irvine

Court Name: New Jersey Court of Chancery

Date Published: Oct 24, 1912

Citations: 88 A. 377; 11 Buchanan 20; 81 N.J. Eq. 20; 1912 N.J. Ch. LEXIS 15

Court Abbreviation: N.J. Ct. of Ch.