Legal Opinion
Tercjak v. Tercjak
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in imposing sanctions and costs upon counsel for the mother, Peter C. Lomtevas, for making frivolous motions to impose sanctions and costs upon the Law Guardian and the father’s counsel. The record supports the Family Court’s determination that the motions were completely without merit in law or fact, and were made primarily to harass or maliciously injure another (see 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 [c] [1]; Greene v Doral Conference Ctr. Assoc., *77418 AD3d 429, 431 [2005]; Kucker v Kaminsky & Rich, 7 AD3d 491, 492 [2004]; Tyree Bros. Envtl. Servs. v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Greene v. Doral Conference Center AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Jemzura v. MugglinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Tyree Bros. Environmental Services Inc. v. Ferguson Propeller, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Kucker v. Kaminsky & RichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the State of WinstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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