Legal Opinion

Morille-Hinds v. Hinds

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 2, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*527The guiding principle of equitable distribution is that “both parties in a matrimonial action are entitled to fundamental fairness in the allocation of marital assets, and that the economic and noneconomic contributions of each spouse are to be taken into account” (Holterman v Holterman, 3 NY3d 1, 8 [2004]). The factors a court must consider in distributing marital property are set forth in Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (5) (d). “ ‘In fashioning an award of equitable distribution, the Supreme Court is required to discuss the statutory factors it relied upon in distributing marital…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. MATTER OF CASSANO v. CassanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Holterman v. HoltermanNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Johnson v. ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Musarra v. MusarraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Irizarry v. IrizarryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Matter of Bustamante v. DonawaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Matter of Abruzzo v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Lewis v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Irizarry v. IrizarryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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