De Pass v. De Pass

Appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court (McNamara, J.), entered March 8, 2006 in Albany County, which denied defendant’s motion to vacate a default judgment of divorce entered against her, and (2) from an order of said court, entered July 17, 2006, which denied defendant’s motion for reconsideration.

Following 17 years of marriage and the birth of two children, the parties entered into a separation agreement in March 2004. Thereafter, plaintiff commenced this divorce action in April 2005 based on living apart under the agreement. Defendant failed to file a timely answer and, when…