Legal Opinion

O'Connor v. O'Connor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 12, 2012PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.

*1108While our authority is as broad as Supreme Court’s regarding maintenance (see Redgrave v Redgrave, 13 AD3d 1015, 1019 [2004]), we nonetheless generally accord deference to Supreme Court’s determination regarding the amount and duration of maintenance “ ‘as long as the court considers the statutory factors and provides a basis for its conclusion’ ” (Keil v Keil, 85 AD3d 1233, 1238 [2011], quoting Blay v Blay, 51 AD3d 1189, 1191-1192 [2008]). “Maintenance is appropriate where, among other things, the marriage is of long duration, the recipient spouse has been out of the work force for a number…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Johnson v. ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  3. Bean v. BeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Keil v. KeilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Ndulo v. NduloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Williams v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Cornish v. Eraca-CornishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Harrington v. HarringtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Musacchio v. MusacchioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Alecca v. AleccaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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