Van Dusen v. Van Dusen

Jan 24, 1940
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The appellant was the plaintiff in an action for a separation, in which ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍alimony was awarded by the final judgment. When by the terms of the judgment $1,500 had accrued due and was unpaid she moved for an ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍order directing the Delaware county clerk to enter and docket a money judgment in her favor against defendant-respondent for $1,500. The court reduced the alimony nunc ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍gro tunc and directed *1021the entry of a judgment for $350, payable in installments. The court had authority under section 1170 of the Civil Practice Act ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍to So modify the final judgment as to alimony past due or thereafter to become due. (Fox v. Fox, 263 N. Y. 68; Kirkbride v. Van Note, 275 id. 244; Karlin v. Karlin, 280 id. 32.) Order ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‍unanimously affirmed. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.