Order modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum:
The trial court abused its discretion in directing the immediate sale of defendant's home to provide a source for maintenance payments to plaintiff. Sequestration and sale of defendant's home is a drastic remedy which should be directed only when it is absolutely necessary and appropriate (see, Matter of Brennan v Brennan,
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