A New York man in the midst of a divorce cannot sue his mother-in-law in Pennsylvania court over a property in Pennsylvania, a Manhattan judge has ruled, citing a 2009 law that automatically freezes the assets of the parties when a divorce action is filed.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer (See Profile) ruled on Feb. 6 in R.P. v. L.P., 350040/11, that New York’s Domestic Relations Law 236(B)(2)(b) bars the Pennsylvania action, which seeks partition of real property co-owned by the husband, wife and wife’s mother.
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