Legal Opinion
Goldman v. Goldman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 2000PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
At issue on this appeal is whether a mortgage taken on one spouse’s interest in a tenancy by the entirety while a divorce action was pending survived after entry of a judgment of divorce and award of the property to the other spouse. We hold that it did.
On October 24, 1985, plaintiff Debra Goldman and her husband defendant Scott Goldman acquired a house as tenants by the entirety. In December 1990, plaintiff commenced an action for divorce. After commencement of the action, but before entry of judgment, plaintiff gave her attorney, Phyllis Gelman, a $50,000…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- V.R.W., Inc. v. KleinNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Stewart v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Neilitz v. NeilitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Kline v. PaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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