PENNISE v. PENNISE


120 Misc.2d 782 (1983)

Salvatore Pennise, Plaintiff, v. Lucille Pennise, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.

August 26, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sparrow, Sparrow, Singer & Beck (Dennis M. Beck of counsel), for plaintiff. Carlucci & Legum (Robert J. Carlucci of counsel), for defendant.


JEFFREY G. STARK, J.

In a case where one spouse, without counsel, surrenders all rights to a jointly owned business and a jointly owned home by signing an agreement drawn up by the other spouse's attorney, an inference of overreaching arises so that a hearing is necessary to determine whether the agreement should be set aside as unconscionable when made. Although noted commentators have contradictorily argued that the recent amendments to the Domestic...

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