2018 NY Slip Op 01076 2/14/18 This is an appeal from Westchester County Supreme Court. The order that is under appeal deals with branches of the defendant’s motion which addresses stipulations between the parties from a settlement back in 1997. According to the stipulation, the plaintiff was to receive…
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Brinkman v Brinkman
NY Slip Op 05702 July 19, 2017 Decision The defendant appeals a judgment from Suffolk County Supreme Court. The original judgment provided the defendant maintenance of $2,500 per month until she reaches 66 years of age. The marital assets were equitably distributed and the defendant receive counsel fees of $5,000.…
Galanopoulos v Galanopoulos
2017 NY Slip Op 05807 July 26, 2017 Facts The parties were married and have two children, who are now emancipated. Over the course of the marriage, the plaintiff was a housewife and the primary caregiver to the children. The defendant owned a restaurant in New York City. The…
Ostrower v Ostrower
2017 Slip Op. 01705 Decision This is an appeal for parts of the judgment of divorce from Nassau County Superior Court. The decision failed to award maintenance fees to the plaintiff, but did award the plaintiff’s counsel the amount of $87,000. This court affirms that judgment. The appellant and appellee…
Court Discusses the Meaning of “Household” Under the Family Court Act
The defendant was charged by an information sworn to by the complainant with a violation of Section 242, subd. 3 of the Penal Law, in other words, with a second degree assault. Upon arraignment, he was represented by counsel, namely the office of the Public Defender of the County of…
Court Enforces Judgment Regarding Maintenance
This appeal presents an opportunity for this Court to clarify the procedure for enforcing a judgment against an award of maintenance. This procedure differs from those applicable to other types of collection efforts because it harmonizes the judgment creditor’s right to reach these funds with the public policy of…