Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Irene McCanliss, Petitioner, for an Alternative Prohibition Order against Hon. Joseph Morschauser, Individually and as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court Holding Special Term for the County of Dutchess, and Lee McCanliss, Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1928-11
Citations: 225 A.D. 692
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Irene McCanliss, Petitioner, for an Alternative Prohibition Order against Hon. Joseph Morschauser, Individually and as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court Holding Special Term for the County of Dutchess, and Lee McCanliss, Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 692–692

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Irene McCanliss, Petitioner, for an Alternative Prohibition Order against Hon. Joseph Morschauser, Individually and as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court Holding Special Term for the County of Dutchess, and Lee McCanliss, Defendants.

Opinion:
Motion for alternative writ of prohibition denied, without costs. The marital status and rights of the parents remain unchanged until a judgment has been entered annulling the marriage. CJones v. Brinsmade, 183 N. Y. 258; Matter of Moncrief, 235 id. 390.) Section 70 of the Domestic Relations Law provides that a husband or wife, living apart without being divorced, and being the parent of a minor child, may apply for the writ of habeas corpus issued in this proceeding. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Young, Hagarty, Seeger and Carswell, JJ.