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Palaia v Palaia

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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Pillai v Pillai

  2017 NY Slip Op 06470 September 13, 2017 Decision The plaintiff appeals an order from the Suffolk County Supreme Court. The order denied a portion of the plaintiff’s motion which addressed the matter of attorney’s fees, and granted the portion of the motion which ordered the sale of the…

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Savel v. Savel

2017 NY Slip Op 06309 August 23, 2017 Decision This is an appeal from Nassau County Supreme Court. The order on appeal denied the motion that was to hold the defendant in contempt and order the defendant to maintain a whole life policy throughout the divorce action. Order is affirmed.…

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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.…

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EV v RV NY Slip Op 05994

E.V. v R.V. NY Slip Op. 05994 August 2, 2017 Decision The plaintiff appeals from an order and decision from the Supreme Court. The order denied the plaintiff’s motion to strike a forensic mental health report, or for leave to cross examine the court appointed forensic expert regarding the mental…

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Scheriff v Scheriff

NY Slip Op 05760 July 19, 2017 Decision The defendant appealed two supreme court orders from 7/31/15. One order denied the defendant’s motion which requested a set off against the plaintiff’s share of their home equal to the unpaid amount of her share of the plaintiff’s pension. The second order…

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