Legal Opinion
Jan S. v. Leonard S.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 2009PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Matthew F. Cooper, J.
The sad and unusual facts in this case seem in some ways to spring more from the pages of a Victorian novel like Jane Eyre than from the annals of modern American divorce. The parties were married in their youth more than 40 years ago. They had *245no children. Since they separated in 1967, after having lived together for only a year, their lives have taken diametrically divergent paths. The defendant ex-husband has gone on to remarry, have a family, and make a substantial fortune as a financier and business owner. The plaintiff ex-wife has descended into…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- People v. EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Romaine v. . ChaunceyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- McMains v. McMainsNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Namer v. 152-54-56 West 15th Street Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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