Otto v. Otto
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Balletta, J.
The case at bar involves a situation which occurs on a daily basis in the courts of this State, to wit, the granting of judgments of divorce upon the default of one of the parties. Under the circumstances of this case, where the default judgment of divorce contains provisions for equitable distribution, maintenance and/or child support, the court should hold an inquest to enable it to grant a judgment which complies with the mandates of Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B). The precise form of the inquest will be determined by the trial court in its sound…
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