Legal Opinion
Wallin v. Wallin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardona, P. J. Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Fromer, J.H.O.) granting plaintiff a divorce and ordering equitable distribution of the parties’ marital property, entered December 7, 1994 in Columbia County, upon a decision of the court.
The parties were married in July 1961 and separated in 1979. Plaintiff commenced this action for divorce in October 1990 al*700leging defendant’s abandonment (see, Domestic Relations Law § 170 [2]). Following a nonjury trial at which only plaintiff testified on the issue of fault, Supreme Court granted the divorce and ordered equitable distribution.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schine v. SchineNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Phillips v. PhillipsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Caprise v. CapriseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Hage v. HageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Haymes v. HaymesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Carpenter v. CarpenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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- James v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Quaedvlieg v. QuaedvliegNew York Supreme Court · 1999