Case Name: Donna Lebedeff, Appellant, v. Richard Lebedeff, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-02-17
Citations: 17 N.Y.2d 557
Docket Number: 
Parties: Donna Lebedeff, Appellant, v. Richard Lebedeff, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 557–559

Head Matter:
Donna Lebedeff, Appellant, v. Richard Lebedeff, Respondent.
Submitted January 17, 1966;
decided February 17, 1966.
Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel (Seymour B. Quel and Alfred Weinstein of counsel), for appellant.
John J. Leonard for respondent.

Opinion:
Order of Appellate Division reversed and order of the Family Court reinstated, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division. This is a separate special proceeding under article 3-A of the Domestic Relations Law (Uniform Support of Dependents Law), invoked by petitioner, which provides an independent source of jurisdiction conferred upon the Family Court (Family Ct. Act, § 411; see Landes v. Landes, 1 N Y 2d 358).
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi, Bergan and Keating.