Legal Opinion
Khaira v. Khaira
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 2012PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.
This appeal gives us the opportunity to consider the new guidelines for awards of temporary spousal maintenance under Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (5-a), particularly with regard to the circumstances in which the court may deviate from the guideline amount derived by formula (the presumptive award), and the procedures that must be undertaken to do so.
The parties married on July 8, 2006, having jointly purchased the marital residence the month before. They have two sons, born December 25, 2007 and December 1, 2009. The wife also has a son from a previous…
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