Legal Opinion

Obadiah v. Shaw

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

Decided November 29, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, Caroline Obadiah, as executor of the estate of Regina Leibowitz, appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Lifson, J.), entered July 10, 1998, which granted the divorce and distributed the marital property.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

This matrimonial action was commenced by the decedent wife (hereinafter the wife) in August 1994. At an inquest held on July 9, 1997, the decedent husband (hereinafter the husband) withdrew his opposition to the divorce and consented to the dissolution of the marriage. By…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cornell v. CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  2. Bisca v. BiscaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Jayson v. JaysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. In re the Estate of ForgioneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Brown v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sloboda v. SlobodaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. Lewis v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. In re RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. In re RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Matter of Edgar V.L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2024

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