This article updates relevant issues examined in prior discussions.

‘Spinelli v. Spinelli’

The Appellate Division aptly described Spinelli v. Spinelli, 2019 NY Slip Op 06553 (3d Dept. 2019) as a “unique case,” which is a simultaneous lesson in proper appellate practice and in how appellate practice can be a trap for the uninitiated. Although the Appellate Division stated that it was “precluded from revisiting the equitable distribution award by the wife’s failure to appeal from the judgment [of divorce],” the relief reflects the appellate court’s kind heart, a/k/a interests of justice.