Coffman v. Coffman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mollen, J.
The plaintiff wife commenced this action pursuant to section 170-a of the Domestic Relations Law. She seeks an award "equivalent to the value of any economic and property rights of which” she was deprived by virtue of the judgment of divorce obtained against her pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law. The defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that (1) the statute is unconstitutional in that, by its very terms, it is to be applied retroactively; (2) it is an unconstitutional impairment of a contract; and (3) the…
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