RICHARD v. BUCK

Index No. 300025/17. Appeal No. 15604. Case No. 2021-03141.

203 A.D.3d 637 (2022)

163 N.Y.S.3d 401

2022 NY Slip Op 02101

James Richard, Appellant, v. Laurie Buck, Respondent.

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

Decided March 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Polly N. Passonneau, P.C., New York (Polly N. Passonneau of counsel), for appellant.

Segal & Greenberg LLP, New York (Philip C. Segal of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Kapnick, J.P., Webber, Friedman, Kennedy, Mendez, JJ.


Judgment was entered in this divorce proceeding after the husband, pro se, failed to appear for an inquest. At the time of the inquest, both the wife and supreme court were aware that the husband had been diagnosed with a significant mental health condition, which resulted in episodes during which the husband was demonstrably unable to care for himself or otherwise protect his interests. Indeed, at the conclusion of the inquest, the court explicitly acknowledged that the...

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