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Pagels v. Pagels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 22, 1990
162 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

June 22, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Ostrowski, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Denman, Pine, Balio and Lawton, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: The parties stipulated to distribution of most of their marital property. All but one item of the property in the stipulation was divided equally; that item was divided 55%-45%. The court's limited role with respect to equitable distribution was to value the remaining property and to distribute it equally. Under those circumstances, the court was not required to apply the factors set forth in Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (5) (d).

With respect to maintenance, plaintiff wife argues that the court erred in failing to consider the factors set forth in Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (6) (a) and that the amount awarded, $200 per week until her remarriage or cohabitation with an unrelated adult male, the death of either party, or defendant's retirement, is inadequate. Although the court erred in failing to set forth the factors it considered, we find the amount proper in light of the fact that plaintiff's actual income approximates her reasonable expenses, that there are no dependent children, and that she is in good health and plans to seek employment in the future (Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [6] [a] [1], [2], [3], [6]).


Summaries of

Pagels v. Pagels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 22, 1990
162 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

Pagels v. Pagels

Case Details

Full title:GERALDINE PAGELS, Appellant, v. ROBERT PAGELS, Respondent

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

Date published: Jun 22, 1990

Citations

162 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
557 N.Y.S.2d 212

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