Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Rosoff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 5, 2012PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*714“A party seeking to vacate an order entered upon his or her default is required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a potentially meritorious cause of action or defense” (Matter of Lorraine D. v Widmack C., 79 AD3d 745, 745 [2010]; see CPLR 5015 [a]; Matter of Mongitore v Linz, 95 AD3d 1130 [2012]; Matter of Jurow v Cahill, 56 AD3d 559, 559-560 [2008]). However, “the law favors resolution on the merits in child custody proceedings,” and thus the “general rule with respect to opening defaults in civil actions is not to be rigorously applied to cases…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lorraine D. v. Widmack C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Ito v. ItoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Johnson v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Mongitore v. LinzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Lueders v. Boma-LuedersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
3Cited by9 opinions
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