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Conway v. Conway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 16, 2006
29 A.D.3d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)

Opinion

2003-10599.

May 16, 2006.

In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Baisley, Jr., J.), entered July 7, 2003, as, after a nonjury trial, awarded her only one half of the sum of $71,273 representing her share of the plaintiff's business, directed her to pay one half of the parties' tax obligation, and directed her to pay 75% of the plaintiff's attorney and expert fees.

Kaplan Belsky Ross, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (Andrew M. Jacobs of counsel), for appellant.

Courten Villar, PLLC, Hauppauge, N.Y. (Dorothy A. Courten of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Schmidt, J.P., Krausman, Mastro and Covello, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The Supreme Court correctly determined that the defendant is liable for one half of the parties' tax obligation arising out of the failure to pay proper income taxes during their marriage. Since the defendant shared equally in the benefits derived from the failure to pay, she must share in the financial liability arising out of tax liability ( see Capasso v. Capasso, 129 AD2d 267).

Contrary to the defendant's contention on appeal, the award of attorney and expert fees was proper. The court's direction that the defendant pay 75% of the plaintiff's attorney fees and expert fees was a provident exercise of its discretion ( see Domestic Relations Law § 237 [a]; DeCabrera v. Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881; D'Amato v. D'Amato, 198 AD2d 255).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Conway v. Conway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 16, 2006
29 A.D.3d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
Case details for

Conway v. Conway

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT C. CONWAY, Respondent, v. S. CATHERINE CONWAY, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: May 16, 2006

Citations

29 A.D.3d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 3832
815 N.Y.S.2d 233

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