Legal Opinion

Galyn v. Schwartz

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 17, 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be modified, without costs, so as to deny counsel fees to plaintiff wife, and, as so modified, affirmed.

We agree with the Appellate Division’s disposition of the defendant husband’s Statute of Limitations defense for reasons stated in its opinion. We also agree that a party to a separation agreement may not attack the validity of the agreement collaterally after it has been incorporated, as it was here, in a valid, bilateral foreign decree of divorce (Greschler v…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Greschler v. GreschlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Fabrikant v. FabrikantNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. Sorrentino v. MierzwaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Fink v. GoldblattNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Fink v. GoldblattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. PatakiNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Cohen v. SeletskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. Johnston v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  4. Petritis v. PetritisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Town of Huntington v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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