Order entered on November 1, 1961 awarding petitioner support on a means basis, reversed, on the law and the facts, and a new trial ordered, without costs to either party.
In this support proceeding the defendant challenges the jurisdiction of the Family Court on the basis of a Virginia decree of divorce which he obtained in 1953. It is fundamental that the obligation to support on a means basis must be based on a valid marriage between the parties (Family Ct. Act...
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