Legal Opinion
Couture v. Regan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 31, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weiss, J.
The instant action involves two conflicting claims to the benefits payable upon the death of Gladys E. Couture, a member of the New York State Employees’ Retirement System, who died on September 9,1984. Plaintiff, the widower of decedent, claims the funds as an allegedly irrevocably designated beneficiary under a judicial order of support. Defendants Cheryl Denvir, Jill Couture and Jeffrey Couture, the adult children of decedent, claim the benefits due as the last named beneficiaries designated by decedent.
Plaintiff and decedent were married on July 1, 1956. In…
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- Caravaggio v. Retirement Board of the Teachers' Retirement SystemNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Holliswood Care Center v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Demerritt v. LevittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Lade v. LevittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Jacobelli v. ReganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987