Legal Opinion
Howard S. v. LILLIAN S.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 2010No. 71PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
The dispute in this matrimonial action centers on the extent of discovery that should be permitted into issues of marital fault. As set forth in the complaint, plaintiff husband and defendant wife were married in May 1997. Defendant had one child from a previous relationship, who was later adopted by plaintiff. Three other children were born during the course of the marriage. The youngest child, born in 2004, was the product of an extramarital affair between defendant and an unidentified man. Plaintiff, unaware of his wife’s infidelity until the child…
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