Legal Opinion
Burtch v. Burtch
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 5, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover accrued arrears under a separation agreement, the defendant husband appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (McCarthy, J.), dated March 5, 1982, which is in favor of the wife and against him in the principal sum of $13,620. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. The parties entered into a separation agreement which was thereafter incorporated, but not merged, into a foreign divorce decree. Therefore, the separation agreement continued in effect as a separate and independent contractual arrangement between the parties (Goldman v Goldman,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Goldman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Kleila v. KleilaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Galyn v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
3Cited by6 opinions
- Cohen v. SeletskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Zambito v. ZambitoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Donnelly v. MathesonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Cantlin v. CantlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Rogers v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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