SPATHIS v. SPATHIS

614, 302534/08.

137 A.D.3d 654 (2016)

26 N.Y.S.3d 862

2016 NY Slip Op 02169

CONSTANTINE SPATHIS, Respondent, v. ALINA DULIMOF SPATHIS, Appellant.

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

Decided March 24, 2016.


Supreme Court correctly denied defendant's motion for an immediate money judgment as premature.

Contrary to defendant's argument, raised for the first time on appeal, she is not entitled to pre-decision interest on the maintenance arrears, there being no automatic entitlement to prejudgment interest in matrimonial actions (CPLR 5001 [a]). However, since post-decision interest is mandatory (CPLR 5002), defendant is entitled...

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