Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant's motion insofar as it sought to vacate a default judgment of divorce. Although courts have adopted a liberal policy of vacating default judgments in matrimonial actions, "it is still incumbent upon the moving defendant to proffer a reasonable excuse for...
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