Smith v. Smith

—Appeal and cross appeal from a judgment of divorce of Supreme Court, Erie County (Sedita, J.H.O.), entered February 14, 2002.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously modified on the law in accordance with the memorandum herein and as modified the judgment is affirmed without costs, and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that Supreme Court erred in awarding plaintiff maintenance for a period of eight years, commencing *909from…