What is the obligation of a husband to provide support for his wife after he dies?
The following excerpt is from New York Tel. Co. v. Teichner, 329 N.Y.S.2d 689, 69 Misc.2d 135 (N.Y. Dist. Ct. 1972):
The obligation of a husband to provide support for his wife continues until his death or as long as the marital relation is not dissolved by a decree of divorce or separation. It ceases when such a decree is made except as otherwise provided in the [69 Misc.2d 138] decree (People v. Schenkel,258 N.Y. 224, 179 N.E. 474). The obligation continues even though the parties live apart provided the separation is not the fault of the wife (Harrigan v. Cahill, 100 Misc. 48, 164 N.Y.S. 1005).
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