Hoffman v. Hoffman

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brown, J.), dated April 7, 2009, as denied those branches of her motion which were to enforce a stipulation and purported modification agreement directing the defendant to pay her the sum of $500,000, to appoint a temporary receiver of the defendant’s business interests, and for an award of counsel fees.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The appointment of a temporary receiver is an extreme remedy which can only be invoked in…