Legal Opinion
El-Dehdan v. El-Dehdan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 2015PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
Defendant challenges a determination of civil contempt for his failure to comply with a January 2010 order issued in the course of the parties’ matrimonial proceeding. That order requires him to deposit in escrow the proceeds of the sale of properties which are the subject of a prior equitable distribution determination in favor of plaintiff.
We conclude that plaintiff met her burden in support of her motion for civil contempt by establishing that defendant violated a lawful, clear mandate of the court, of which he had knowledge, and that such violation resulted…
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