Cavallaro v. Cavallaro

Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed with costs to defendant and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Plaintiff obtained a default judgment of divorce against defendant, his wife of 27 years. The judgment awarded defendant $25,000 as her equitable share of the proceeds of the sale of certain commercial property owned by plaintiff, but otherwise did not distribute the parties’ property. The judgment also did not award maintenance to defendant, who had not requested such relief in her answer. In appeal…