Legal Opinion
Gottlieb v. Gottlieb
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 5, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*679The court rules imposing certain requirements upon attorneys who represent clients in domestic relations matters (see 22 NYCRR part 1400) were designed to address abuses in the practice of matrimonial law and to protect the public (see Hovanec v Hovanec, 79 AD3d 816, 817 [2010]). Substantial compliance with those rules is required, and such a showing must be made on a prima facie basis as part of the moving party’s papers (see 22 NYCRR 1400.2, 1400.3; Hovanec v Hovanec, 79 AD3d at 817; Gahagan v Gahagan, 51 AD3d 863, 864 [2008]). Here, counsel for the defendant failed to establish, prima…
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- Gahagan v. GahaganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Bentz v. BentzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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