Legal Opinion

Shelton v. Shelton

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

Decided June 19, 1989PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant husband appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Winick, J.), dated March 1, 1988, which denied his motion, inter alia, (1) for a new trial on the issue of custody of the parties’ child, (2) to disqualify the plaintiff wife’s counsel, and (3) to direct his former counsel to return legal fees and vacate two confessions of judgment executed by the husband in favor of his former attorney.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.

Following a lengthy trial, the court awarded custody of the parties’…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Brill v. Friends World CollegeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Nemet v. NemetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Poli v. GaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. Lipton v. LiptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by30 opinions

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  2. Pessoni v. RabkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Quinn v. WalshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. In re the Estate of WinstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Murray v. PalmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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