Legal Opinion

Summer v. Summer

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 13, 1995PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be modified, without costs, by reinstating that portion of Supreme Court’s judgment that awarded plaintiff-wife lifetime maintenance and, as so modified, affirmed.

The Appellate Division’s reliance on Hartog v Hartog (194 AD2d 286, 295, mod 85 NY2d 36) and Harmon v Harmon (173 AD2d 98, 108) for its award of durational maintenance to the wife based on her ability to become self-supporting fails in the light of this Court’s recent modification of Hartog (85 NY2d 36, supra). We held that Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (6)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hartog v. HartogNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Harmon v. HarmonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Hartog v. HartogAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Steinberg v. SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Bean v. BeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Kay v. KayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Reinisch v. ReinischAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Ciampa v. CiampaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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