Gordon v. Gordon

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rabin, J. P.

Plaintiff Joan Gordon, on behalf of her infant children, Eden and Alexander, commenced this action against her former husband, Murray Gordon, for an accounting and to recover certain sums of money which he withdrew from custodial bank accounts that were in the names of the infant children and that were established in accordance with the New York Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) (EPTL 7-4.1 et seq.). There is no substantial dispute that the moneys, $20,000 in each of two accounts, were in fact deposited and subsequently withdrawn from UGMA custodial accounts.…