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MEJIA v. MEJIA

82 A.D.2d 875 (1981)

Hipolito Mejia, Appellant, v. Ella Mejia, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 22, 1981

Order affirmed, with costs.

On the record, it is clear that defendant's consent to the settlement and her agreement to withdraw her defenses were equivocal and not based upon an informed understanding of the consequences. In view of the liberal policy regarding vacatur of default judgments in matrimonial actions (Rizzo v Rizzo, 50 A.D.2d 915) and the court's inherent power, not limited by statute, to relieve a party from...

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