Vaccaro v. Vaccaro

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joseph J. Sedita, J.

This is a motion by the defendant who seeks a protective order. Plaintiff has sought pretrial disclosure, via interrogatories, of information allegedly relevant to the merits of a counterclaim asserted by the defendant in this matrimonial action.

The essential issues before this court are: (1) whether pretrial disclosure on the merits should be permitted in a matrimonial action; and (2) if such disclosure is permissible, should any of these interrogatories be excluded on other grounds?

The law on the issue of pretrial merits disclosure in matrimoniáis is…