Havell v. Islam

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jacqueline W. Silbermann, J.

In this matrimonial action, the defendant (hereinafter husband) moves by order to show cause for an order precluding the plaintiff (hereinafter wife) from offering, at trial, any proof and testimony concerning the husband’s conduct during the *727marriage, prior to April 22, 1999, on the basis that such conduct is not a “just and proper” factor to be considered in connection with the equitable distribution of the parties’ marital property, as the conduct is not egregious and does not “shock the conscience” of the court. (Domestic Relations Law § 236…