Legal Opinion
Dunbar v. Dunbar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted in part and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court abused its discretion in denying that part of the motion of defendant seeking to vacate the child support provisions of a judgment of divorce entered upon his default. Although a party seeking to vacate a default judgment must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense, "[o]ur courts have embraced a liberal policy with respect to vacating…
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