Zavaglia v. Zavaglia
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court denied plaintiff’s motion to set aside the opting-out agreement that was incorporated but not merged into the judgment of divorce. We agree that the order was proper but for a different reason. "A party seeking to set aside an agreement must do so by commencement of a plenary action, by affirmative defense or by counterclaim; such relief cannot be obtained on motion” (Gaines v Gaines, 188 AD2d 1048). Were we to reach the merits of plaintiff’s motion, we would affirm for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.…
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- Gaines v. GainesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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