DICKERSON v. THOMPSON

507892

73 A.D.3d 52 (2010)

897 N.Y.S.2d 298

AUDREY JUANITA DICKERSON, Appellant, v. SONYA DENISE THOMPSON, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department.

Decided March 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Schwartz , Empire Justice Center, Rochester, and Geri Pomerantz , East Greenbush, for appellant.

Thomas W. Ude, Jr. , Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York City, for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., amicus curiae.

CARDONA, P.J., ROSE, KAVANAGH and McCARTHY, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PETERS, J.

The narrow issue before us is whether Supreme Court has subject matter jurisdiction to entertain an action for equitable and declaratory relief seeking dissolution of a civil union validly entered into outside of this state. We hold that it does.

In April 2003, plaintiff and defendant traveled to Vermont and entered into a civil union in accordance with Vermont law (see Vt Stat Ann, tit 15, § 1201). The...

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