Getson v. Getson

I disagree with the majority’s affirmance of an award of temporary maintenance under the circumstances in this case. The record clearly reflects that the wife misrepresented her employment status and finances to the court in her original application before Special Term. In the past, we have held that appeals from temporary awards in matrimonial actions should be discouraged, with the parties relegated to the more appropriate remedy by seeking a speedy trial, at which the relevant facts may be explored and fully developed (Braga v Braga, 82 AD2d 727; Woram v Gilliam, 78 AD2d 796; Rappeport v…