Legal Opinion

Conner v. Conner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 31, 1983PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’Connor, J.

Defendant wife appeals from an order denying her an expert’s fee to determine the value of the education of plaintiff husband, who was awarded a Master’s degree in business administration by Harvard University. It is her argument that the academic degree is a “marital asset”, indeed, virtually the parties’ only asset, and that it has “economic potential” susceptible of calculation and proof by an expert. Her proposed retainer agreement with the expert, annexed to her motion, speaks of determining plaintiff husband’s net income and net worth, “including the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. Kay v. KayNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People Ex Rel. Lodes v. Department of HealthNew York Court of Appeals · 1907

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Wegman v. WegmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. Blickstein v. BlicksteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Kaye v. KayeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Greenwald v. GreenwaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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