Legal Opinion
Novak v. Novak
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
James D. Benson, J.
In these actions for equitable distribution divorce and for *910partition of the marital residence, counsel submitted memoranda at the direction of the court on the question whether the real property belonging to the parties may be the subject matter of an action for partition and an item to be distributed equitably under Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B).
It appears at the threshold that the parties hold the marital residence as joint tenants. The plaintiff conveyed his title to himself and Kimberly Mulaney Novak, "as husband and wife” about 10 days before…
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- Ryan v. FitzsimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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