Mayer v. Mayer’s Empirical Analysis
1958
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
November 1961
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pennoyer v. Neff · Estin v. Estin · Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt · Du Pont v. Du Pont · duPont v. duPont
Most-quoted passages
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““In Delaware, the basic statute having to do with the duty of a husband to support his wife is § 502 of Title 13 Del. C. This statute refers solely to the obligation of a ‘husband’ to support his ‘wife’, and provides criminal sanctions on proof of non-support. * * *””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gilbert v. Gilbert
How this case has been treated — in progress
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