Opinion
DOCKET NO. A-3414-14T2
04-26-2016
MARY JOYCE KATONA, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GYORGY KATONA, Defendant-Appellant.
Gyorgy Katona, appellant, argued the cause pro se. Sabrina M. Andrews argued the cause for respondent (Heymann & Fletcher, attorneys; Ronald S. Heymann and Ms. Andrews, on the briefs).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION Before Judges Fuentes, Koblitz, and Gilson. On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Morris County, Docket No. FM-14-1051-14. Gyorgy Katona, appellant, argued the cause pro se. Sabrina M. Andrews argued the cause for respondent (Heymann & Fletcher, attorneys; Ronald S. Heymann and Ms. Andrews, on the briefs). PER CURIAM
Defendant Gyorgy Katona appeals from a February 6, 2015 final default judgment of divorce, rendered after a plenary hearing at which both parties testified. Defendant and plaintiff Mary Joyce Katona were married in 1981 and had three children, all of whom are emancipated. Defendant, who represents himself, argues in his brief that "the court erred in its finding of facts and ignored critical evidence presented at [the] hearing." He objects, in particular, to the alimony and life insurance ordered by the court. As an appellate court, we do not look at evidence anew; rather we review the record of the trial court proceedings. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Fisher, 408 N.J. Super. 289, 302 (App. Div. 2009). Without the transcript of the hearing, we cannot perform that appellate function and therefore dismiss the appeal. See R. 2:5-3(a) (requiring the appellant obtain a transcript of the court proceedings "from which the appeal is taken"); R. 2:9-9 (stating that failure to properly prosecute an appeal shall be grounds for dismissal).
Dismissed. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original on file in my office.
CLERK OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION