MATTER OF MECCICO v. Meccico
Cases that cite this one
121 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Matter of Dillon v. Dillon (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- Compagnia Importazioni Esportazioni Rappresentanze v. L-3 Communications Corp. (District Court, S.D. New York 2010)
- Memnon v. CLIFFORD CHANCE US, LLP (District Court, S.D. New York 2009)
- In re Nutritional Sourcing Corp. (United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware 2008)
- Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. Northeast Utilities (2d Cir. 2005)
- Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. Northeast Utilities (2d Cir. 2005)
- Matter of Mark G. v. Epidy (Orange Family Court 2004)
- Eric C. Rajala, Trustee in Bankruptcy for General Poly Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Allied Corporation, and Cross-Appellee (10th Cir. 1990)
- Shahmohamad v. Shahmohamad (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2025)
- Gay v. Gay (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2022)
- Schaff v. Schaff (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- Lainez v. Orellana (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- Matter of Wheeler v. Wheeler (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- Siouffi v. Siouffi (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- Keller-Goldman v. Goldman (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- ROCHE, JOSEPH W. v. LORENZO-ROCHE, KATHLEEN (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- Roche v. Lorenzo-Roche (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- Roche v. Lorenzo-Roche (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- Roche v. Lorenzo-Roche (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- Schulman v. Miller (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
- Hanau v. Cohen (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Tamburello v. Tamburello (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Tamburello v. Tamburello (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Korosh v. Korosh (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
- Korosh v. Korosh (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
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Opinion
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the order of Family Court reinstated.
A separation agreement is a contract subject to the princi *824 pies of contract construction and interpretation (Rainbow v Swisher, 72 NY2d 106, 109). Where the contract is clear and unambiguous on its face, the courts must determine the intent of the parties from within the four corners of the instrument (id.; Nichols v Nichols, 306 NY 490, 496, reh denied 307 NY 677). The agreement at issue unambiguously created two separate obligations for the husband: the first for $300 per month as child support, and the second for $150 per month to the wife to defray rental costs. Although the agreement provides that child support will terminate when the children reach maturity or emancipation, no similar termination clause was attached to the rent provision. Accordingly, the Family Court order requiring defendant to pay $150 in maintenance, even after all his children reach the age of majority, was correct and should be reinstated.
Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa concur in memorandum.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order reversed, etc.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.