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- Title: Evangeline Coffman v. Theodore Coffman
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 19, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
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[60 A.D.2d 181 Page 183] Opinion OF THE COURT The plaintiff wife commenced this action pursuant to section 170-a of the Domestic Relations Law. She seeks an award equivalent to the value of any economic and property rights of which she was deprived by virtue of the judgment of divorce obtained against her pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law. The defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that (1) the statute is unconstitutional in that, by its very terms, it is to be applied retroactively; (2) it is an unconstitutional impairment of a contract; and (3) the plaintiff is precluded from maintaining the action by her waiver of any such rights. His motion was denied. We affirm.