Legal Opinion
Arizin v. Covello
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joan B. Lobis, J.
The Court of Appeals recently held that a nuptial agreement which had been signed but not acknowledged was not enforce*454able in a matrimonial action. (See, Matisoff v Dobi, 90 NY2d 127 [1997].) It left open, however, the issue of whether an unacknowledged agreement would be enforceable if the requisite acknowledgment which complied with the statutory requirements was supplied at a later date. That is the issue now before this court. For the reasons stated below, this court finds that an unacknowledged prenuptial agreement is enforceable if the parties later…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matisoff v. DobiNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Tregellas v. TregellasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Solomon v. SolomonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Rose v. RoseNew York Supreme Court · 1995
- Lobatto v. LobattoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Filkins v. FilkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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- Galetta v. GalettaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Stein v. SteinNew York Supreme Court · 2006