Legal Opinion
Contino v. Contino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 31, 1988PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The trial court properly awarded the defendant $105,000 for funds that the plaintiff withdrew from bank accounts and concealed so they could not be distributed. Both parties testified that they enjoyed an affluent life-style, including expensive cars, costly vacations, private schooling for their child, and similar indulgences. Such a life-style could not be supported either on the income or by the resources that the plaintiff revealed to the trial court. Secreting assets in order to prevent the trial court from making an equitable distribu*663tion of property supports a finding of economic fault…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Harrell v. HarrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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