Legal Opinion

Torgersen v. Torgersen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 30, 1992No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court granted plaintiff a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, made a distribution of the marital assets, granted custody of the parties’ infant son to plaintiff and ordered defendant to pay maintenance, child support and plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $8,000. We affirm.

There is no merit to plaintiff’s contention that the distribution of marital assets was inequitable. Supreme Court has great flexibility in fashioning an equitable distribution of marital assets (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Majauskas v. MajauskasNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Arvantides v. ArvantidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Rodgers v. RodgersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lester v. LesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Marino v. MarinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Anderson v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Niland v. NilandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Baumgart v. BaumgartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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