Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in taking marital fault into account in awarding the plaintiff 75% of the marital assets. Marital fault is not a relevant consideration under the equitable distribution provisions of the Domestic Relations Law, except in those rare instances in which the misconduct is so egregious and shocking that the court is compelled to invoke its...
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