Legal Opinion
Van Vlack v. Van Vlack
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting a judicial separation on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment after concluding that plaintiff had failed to provide sufficient evidence of cruel and inhuman treatment to entitle her to a divorce on that ground. "The measure of proof to sustain a judicial separation on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment is no less than that required for a divorce” (Buckley v Buckley,…
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- Rios v. RiosNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Buckley v. BuckleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Green v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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