Legal Opinion

Ricca v. Ricca

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 23, 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*869Contrary to the plaintiffs assertion, the child support provisions of the stipulation of settlement adequately recite the language mandated by the Child Support Standards Act (see Domestic Relations Law § 240 [1-b] [h]; Brennan v Brennan, 305 AD2d 524, 524-525 [2003]; Gallet v Wasserman, 280 AD2d 296, 297 [2001]; cf. Lepore v Lepore, 276 AD2d 677, 678 [2000]).

“Judicial review of separation agreements is to be exercised sparingly, with a goal of encouraging parties to settle their differences on their own (see Christian v Christian, 42 NY2d 63 [1977]). A party seeking to set aside a separation…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Christian v. ChristianNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Warren v. RabinowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Gallet v. WassermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Lepore v. LeporeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Strangolagalli v. StrangolagalliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Argent Mortgage Co. v. MentesanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Mesiti v. MongielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Liquori v. LiquoriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Alexander v. StrathairnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Petrozza v. FranzenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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