Gonzalez v. Richmond

*1058The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to vacate his default in appearing before the Supreme Court on June 4, 2008 (see Wong v Wong, 300 AD2d 473, 474 [2002]; Adams v Adams, 255 AD2d 535, 536 [1998]). “Although a party seeking to vacate a default must establish a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense, this Court has adopted a liberal policy with respect to vacating defaults in matrimonial actions” (Wong v Wong, 300 AD2d 473, 474 [2002]). Here, the defendant not only presented a reasonable excuse for his and his…