Legal Opinion
Rosenblitt v. Rosenblitt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1986PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action, the plaintiff husband appeals, as limited by his brief, from stated portions of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Modugno, J.H.O.), dated July 29, 1985, which, inter alia, held him in contempt of court, imposed a $5,000 fine, and denied his cross motion for recusal of the Judicial Hearing Officer.
Order modified, on the law, by reducing the fine from $5,000 to $250. As so modified, order affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the defendant wife.
While a party seeking to hold an adversary in contempt pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 245 must…
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