Legal Opinion

Kawar v. Kawar

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

Decided September 30, 1996PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated January 3, 1994, the plaintiff wife appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Imperato, J.H.O.), dated March 20, 1995, which denied her motion to hold the defendant husband in contempt for failure to pay maintenance and child support, after an inquest conducted upon the defendant’s default in opposing the motion.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for imposition of an appropriate penalty.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. MATTER OF POWERS v. PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Graham v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Frandsen v. FrandsenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. Brancoveanu v. BrancoveanuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Biggio v. BiggioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Green v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Rivera v. Quinones-RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Delijani v. DelijaniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Miller v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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