Brown v. Brown

• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
• Writing for the Court: PER CURIAM
• Citation: Brown v. Brown, 34 A.D.2d 907, 311 N.Y.S.2d 467 (N.Y. App. Div. 1970)
• Decision Date: 09 June 1970
• Parties: Judith Ann BROWN, Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant, v. Barry Kenneth BROWN, Defendant-Appellant-Respondent.

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311 N.Y.S.2d 467

34 A.D.2d 907

Judith Ann BROWN, Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant, v. Barry Kenneth BROWN, Defendant-Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

June 9, 1970.

R. Feldman, New York City, for plaintiff-respondent-appellant.

R. H. Wels, New York City, for defendant-appellant-respondent.

Before STEVENS, P.J., and EAGER, McGIVERN, MARKEWICH and NUNEZ, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment unanimously modified, on the law and the facts to limit the retroactivity of the award of $325 weekly insofar as it exceeds the temporary weekly alimony of $250, so that the same shall commence and be paid retroactively from May 7, 1968 rather than from February 15, 1966 when temporary alimony commenced, and judgment otherwise affirmed, without costs and without disbursements. Although it is within the power of the trial court to provide that permanent alimony and child support payments shall be paid from the commencement of an action for divorce or separation (Forrest v. Forrest, 25 N.Y. 501; Burr v. Burr, 10 Paige ch. 20; Lowe v. Lowe, 28 A.D.2d 212, 284 N.Y.S.2d 227, affd. 21 N.Y.2d 965, 289 N.Y.S.2d 992, 237 N.E.2d 240), we conclude that, in the circumstances of this case, it was an improvident exercise of...