Dunne v. Dunne

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McNamara, J.), entered December 5, 2006 in Albany County, granting plaintiff a divorce, upon a decision of the court.

The parties were married in 1976. Around 1996 or 1997, plaintiff was diagnosed with a general anxiety disorder. He was prescribed medications, including Xanax (a Benzodiazepine medication) and Ambien, to alleviate his constant worrying and inability to sleep. Defendant, after reading various articles on the potentially dangerous effects of such medications and noticing a hostile change in plaintiff’s demeanor, insisted that plaintiff…