Legal Opinion
Worysz v. Ratel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 12, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*894When a party’s mental or physical condition is placed “in controversy” within the meaning of CPLR 3121 (a), a notice may be served requiring that the party submit to a medical examination or make available for inspection relevant hospital and medical records (see CPLR 3121 [a]; Dillenbeck v Hess, 73 NY2d 278, 286-287 [1989]). While parties to a contested custody proceeding place their physical and mental condition at issue (see Duval v Duval, 85 AD3d 1096, 1097 [2011]; Torelli v Torelli, 50 AD3d 1125 [2008]; Anonymous v Anonymous, 5 AD3d 516, 517 [2004]), the potential for abuse in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dillenbeck v. HessNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Wegman v. WegmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Sassower-Berlin v. BerlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Garvin v. GarvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Anonymous v. AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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- VISCUSO, ANGELO M. v. VISCUSO, SUSAN M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015