Lafferty v. Lafferty

In an action, inter alia, for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Barone, J.), entered January 31, 1997, as denied his motion to vacate a preliminary injunction enjoining him from prosecuting an action for a divorce in the State of Connecticut.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

An injunction against prosecution of a divorce action in a sister State may be granted when the rights of the resident spouse are threatened (see, Vanneck v Vanneck, 49 NY2d 602, 608). “The grant of…