Legal Opinion
Santini v. Robinson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 2003PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to set aside a separation agreement, the plaintiff husband appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Woodard, J.), dated July 3, 2002, which granted the defendant wife’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
The plaintiff husband contends that the separation agreement that he executed without the benefit of counsel is unconscionable. It is well settled that a separation agreement is closely scrutinized and may be set aside upon a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Christian v. ChristianNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Cardinal v. CardinalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Berkman v. BerkmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Niosi v. NiosiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Denis v. DenisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sloboda v. SlobodaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Bright v. FreemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Libert v. LibertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Santini v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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