Legal Opinion
Turchiano v. Woods
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam G. Giaccio, J.
This action for partition presents an issue of first impression, i.e., whether EPTL 6-2.2 (subd [c]) which became effective September 1, 1975, may be applied retroactively.
Plaintiffs are, respectively, the widow and children of one Joseph Turchiano, who died intestate on December 2, 1971. For many years prior to his death, Joseph Turchiano had cohabited with defendant Beatrice Woods. On January 29, 1964, decedent and defendant Woods took title to certain real property located at 91-09 139th Street, Jamaica, New York. Although Joseph Turchiano was still married to plaintiff Rose Mary Turchiano…
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