Jackie Gleason v. Genevieve Gleason, Respondent Eli Goldstein v. Beatrice Goldstein

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that subdivision (5) of § 170 of the Domestic Relations Law applies retroactively to separation decrees issued before the 1966 Divorce Reform Law and that such retroactive application does not violate the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses. The Court reversed the lower courts and remanded for further proceedings.