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FIELDS v. FIELDS

No. 106.

15 N.Y.3d 158 (2010)

931 N.E.2d 1039

905 N.Y.S.2d 783

RONALD FIELDS, Appellant, v. LUCILLE FIELDS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 10, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold Davis , New York City, for appellant.

Hoffman, Polland & Furman, PLLC, New York City ( Elliot R. Polland of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge GRAFFEO; Judge SMITH dissents in a separate opinion in which Judge READ concurs.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

The principal issue raised in this matrimonial case is whether husband's one-half interest in the parties' residence—a Manhattan townhouse that husband purchased during the marriage and where the parties have lived for nearly 30 years—is marital property. We conclude that the value of husband's one-half interest in the townhouse constitutes marital property subject...

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