Legal Opinion
Stolowitz v. Stolowitz
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard F. McCaffrey, J.
The cardinal issue of the discovery aspects of this matter involves one of first impression under the new equitable distribution law, that is, to what extent may the plaintiff wife seek discovery of the names and addresses of all the clients of the law firm, in which the defendant husband is a 25 % partner, for the purposes of contacting the firm’s clients to verify the accuracy of the law firm’s fee arrangement with its clients.
The plaintiff moved by order to show cause for varied pendente lite relief and certain discovery. Defendant, on the other…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rios v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- In re the Appointment of a Guardian for Jacqueline F.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Matter of Kaplan (Blumenfeld)New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Plancher v. PlancherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Hunter v. HunterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Lee v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Travis v. TravisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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