Beudert-Richard v. Richard

OPINION OF THE COURT

Saxe, J.P.

Plaintiff Michele Beudert-Richard, the second wife and widow *103of decedent Adam Richard and executor of his estate, commenced this action against Adam’s first wife, Pamela Richard, seeking to enforce a claim to share in the proceeds of the sale of a cooperative apartment that had been the joint marital property of Adam and Pamela before their divorce.

Pamela and Adam purchased the cooperative apartment in 1978, while they were married. They took title to the co-op shares as joint tenants with rights of survivorship rather than as tenants by the entirety, since prior…