Levine v. Levine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff wife appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), dated September 29, 2000, which denied her motion for leave to amend the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the motion is granted, and the proposed amended complaint is deemed served.
Leave to amend a pleading should be freely given (see, CPLR 3025 [b]). Although the determination as to whether to grant leave is generally left to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Sidor v Zuhoski, 257 AD2d 564), the Supreme Court…
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