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Derderian v. Derderian

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 8, 1990
167 A.D.2d 158 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Summary

In Derderian v Derderian (167 A.D.2d 158 appeal denied 77 N.Y.2d 804), this court sustained a distributive award to the wife with respect to the appreciation of the husband's real estate enterprises, found to be his separate property, based on "her services as a homemaker" and "in maintaining and operating the real estate."

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Opinion

November 8, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Fingerhood, J.).


Prior to the marriage, the plaintiff wife contributed substantial sums to defendant to maintain various parcels of real property. Plaintiff's financial contributions to her husband's real estate enterprises continued throughout the course of the marriage. Further, plaintiff contributed to the appreciation of her husband's real estate ventures not only through her services as a homemaker, but by performing various services in maintaining and operating the real estate. In view of this evidence, it was not error to award plaintiff 50% of the net appreciation in the value of defendant's real estate holdings. (Price v. Price, 69 N.Y.2d 8.)

The court was entitled to weigh the expert testimony and to adopt those real estate valuations which it found credible. As the 230 East 27th Street property was found to have been purchased with marital property (i.e., the appreciation in the value of the real estate holdings), the entire value of the property was properly includable in the marital estate.

We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.

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


Summaries of

Derderian v. Derderian

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 8, 1990
167 A.D.2d 158 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

In Derderian v Derderian (167 A.D.2d 158 appeal denied 77 N.Y.2d 804), this court sustained a distributive award to the wife with respect to the appreciation of the husband's real estate enterprises, found to be his separate property, based on "her services as a homemaker" and "in maintaining and operating the real estate."

Summary of this case from Zelnik v. Zelnik
Case details for

Derderian v. Derderian

Case Details

Full title:ANIG DERDERIAN, Respondent, v. HARRY DERDERIAN, Also Known as HAROUTIUN…

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

Date published: Nov 8, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 158 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
561 N.Y.S.2d 239

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