Order reversed, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and plaintiff's motion is denied.
Plaintiff sought leave to discontinue her action to enable her to commence a new action on the same grounds, governed by part B of section 236 of the Domestic Relations Law, which is applicable only to actions commenced on or after July 19, 1980 (see Domestic Relations Law, § 236). Therefore her motion should have been denied (see Valladares v Valladares,
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