Howard S. v. LILLIAN S.

14 N.Y.3d 431 (2010)

928 N.E.2d 399

902 N.Y.S.2d 17

HOWARD S., Appellant,

v.

LILLIAN S., Respondent.

No. 71

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued March 24, 2010.

Decided April 29, 2010.

Blank Rome, LLP, New York City (Jacqueline W. Silbermann, Donald Frank, Harris Cogan and Brett S. Ward of counsel), for appellant.

Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP, New York City (Walter F. Bottger, Jacqueline Newman and Scott T. Horn of counsel), for respondent.

Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and JONES concur with Chief Judge LIPPMAN; Judge PIGOTT dissents in a separate opinion.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge LIPPMAN.

The…