Legal Opinion
Schrader v. Schrader
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 12, 1989PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Oneida County, for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: The court erred in denying defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment of divorce. Our courts have embraced a liberal policy with *988respect to vacating default judgments in matrimonial actions (see, Black v Black, 141 AD2d 689; Sasson v Sasson, 134 AD2d 491; Antonovich v Antonovich, 84 AD2d 799), although it is still incumbent upon the moving defendant to show a reasonable excuse for the default and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Black v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Mason v. MasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Sasson v. SassonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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