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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Matter of Isiah (Terry C.)
Matter of Isiah (Terry C.) NY Slip Op. 06954 October 4, 2017 Decision This is an appeal brought by the Petitioner form an Order of the Family Court in Kings County. This Order granted a motion brought by the mother requesting to dismiss the petitions which had alleged that she…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
In re: A Custody/Visitation Proceeding E.A. Petitioner v. R.A. Respondent
No. 100288 June 21, 2017 Facts: The parties lived together in a small apartment in the Bronx in the fall of 2008. They ended up having a child together, and stayed together for 3 months. After this time, the Petitioner moved in with family. He tried to maintain contact with…
In Re: A.F. Petitioner v. K.H. Respondent
No. P-3017 May 25, 2017 The parties, in this case, were domestic partners. After 2005, they decided to have children. K.H. would carry the children and become pregnant via a sperm donor. The parties separated in 2011. There is no dispute that the parties agree to both acts as the…