In a case before Justice Stacy Bennett sitting in a Divorce Part in Nassau County, a wife brought a divorce lawsuit against her husband. They had been married in 2001. Issues involving parental access, grounds, custody, and all other issues had been decided by the court. The issue presented to Justice Stacy Bennett was whether a personal injury … [Read more...]
‘Genius’ Not Taken Into Account in Equitable Distribution
Judge Dregger, sitting in Manhattan Supreme Court, denied a very successful private equity firm executive from presenting evidence in a divorce case that he had "unique personality traits" prior to the marriage that allowed him to accumulate 450 million dollars in business assets during the thirty year term of his marriage. Justice Dregger, in her … [Read more...]
The Court Values Marital Property and Professional License
Justice W. Kelly, sitting in the Supreme Court in Rockland County recently rendered a decision in a contested matrimonial action. In this lawsuit he determined the valuation of the husband's dental practice. He also valued other separate property and marital property. The assets in question were the marital residence and its contents, and … [Read more...]
Judge Bars Wife From Home
Judge Bruno, a Supreme Court Justice sitting in Nassau County, has given a father exclusive occupancy of the marital residence. In New York, a judge can give one spouse exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence during the pendency of a divorce case. In this case, the court found that the mother's occupancy in the house caused "domestic … [Read more...]
The Kidney is Not Marital Property!
Vess Mitev, star reporter at the New York Law Journal, reported on the decision of a Nassau County Court Referee issued this past Tuesday on the Batista v. Batista "Kidney Case." As has been widely reported, Dr. Batista, a surgeon, donated a kidney to his wife in 2001. Now that they are getting divorced (with the case already dragging on for four … [Read more...]
