Legal Opinion
Sochor v. International Business Machines Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
A judgment creditor-wife is not entitled in a proceeding under CPLR 5225 (subd [b]) to which her judgment debtor-former husband is not a party to reach his inchoate rights under a noncontributory retirement plan established by the husband’s employer where the husband’s entitlement to payments thereunder is dependent on his making an election among alternative benefits and then applying for payment thereof.1
Betty Jean Sochor obtained a default judgment against her former husband, Joseph Sochor, for support arrears in the amount of $15,858.48. She seeks in this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alt v. Long Island RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- Alt v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Kunzeck v. KunzeckNew York Supreme Court · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
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- McDermott v. McDermottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. HislerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018