Merrick v. Merrick

Full title: DAVID MERRICK, Appellant, v. ETAN MERRICK, Respondent

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

Date published: Feb 2, 1993

190 A.D.2d 516 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

593 N.Y.S.2d 38

Opinion

February 2, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Saxe, J.).

Under the circumstances herein, it was within the court's discretion to require plaintiff to obtain and maintain life insurance, pendente lite, so as to ensure support for defendant and the children in the event of plaintiff's death (Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [8] [a]; see, Mulcahy v Mulcahy, 170 A.D.2d 587, 589, citing Wilbur v Wilbur, 130 A.D.2d 853).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Wallach, Ross and Asch, JJ.