Bauza v. Bauza

The opinion of the court was delivered by

RICHARD S. COHEN, J.A.D. .

This is a suit for divorce. Counsel for plaintiff Rosita Bauza filed an abstract of judgment in 1976 and another in 1984 purporting to show balances owed by defendant Demetrio Bauza on various orders requiring him to pay attorney’s fees.1 Defendant moved for an order vacating the two abstracts of judgment. With plaintiff’s consent, the court ordered vacation of the 1976 abstract by reason of payments made on the orders reflected in it. It denied the motion, however, to cancel the 1984 abstract. It held that laches did not bar…