Legal Opinion
Le v. Le
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the plaintiff is entitled to receive a credit against the proceeds of the sale of the marital residence for the money that she paid to reduce the balance of the mortgage during the pendency of the divorce action (see Markopoulos v Markopoulos, 274 AD2d 457 [2000]). She made these payments without any contribution from the defendant (see e.g. Freigang v Freigang, 256 AD2d 539 [1998]). *846Where, as here, a party has paid the other party’s share of what proves to be marital debt, such as the mortgage, taxes, and insurance on the marital residence,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Palumbo v. PalumboAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Markopoulos v. MarkopoulosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Epstein v. MessnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Freigang v. FreigangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Judge v. JudgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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