Young Chen v. Ruihua Li
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated February 13, 2007, entered upon the defendant’s default in appearing, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Sampson, J.), entered February 7, 2008, which denied her motion to vacate her default and to set aside the judgment.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursement.
Although this Court has generally applied a liberal policy in *906matrimonial cases with respect to vacating defaults, it is still incumbent on the defendant to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for her…
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