Opinion
May 31, 1960
Appeal from the Municipal Court of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, JOHN A. MONTELEONE, J.
Bernstein Bernstein ( Charles E. Bernstein of counsel), for appellant.
Stanley Hendricks for respondent.
Accrued alimony and support payments under a valid Alabama divorce decree are recoverable by action in this State. ( Scott v. Scott, 265 Ala. 208; Epps v. Epps, 218 Ala. 667; Rochelle v. Rochelle, 235 Ala. 526; Sistare v. Sistare, 218 U.S. 1; Smith v. Smith, 255 App. Div. 652; Hafstad v. Hafstad, 20 Misc.2d 979.) Reinstatement of the judgment does not preclude defendant from appealing therefrom on the merits. Eighteen days will be available for that purpose after due service of a copy of the order of reinstatement together with notice of entry. (8 Carmody-Waite, New York Practice, p. 589, § 123; Fox v. Lindenman, 145 N.Y.S. 896.)
The order should be unanimously reversed upon the law, with $10 costs to the plaintiff and judgment in favor of plaintiff reinstated.
Concur — HART, DI GIOVANNA and BENJAMIN, JJ.
Order reversed, etc.