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21 A.D.3d 1073

Reiss v. Reiss

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 2005-09-26

Decided 2005-09-26

¶1In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Dillon, J.), dated May 27, 2004, which denied his motion to vacate the parties’ post-nuptial agreement, and granted that branch of the defendant’s cross motion which was to enforce that agreement only to the extent of directing the parties to submit papers on the issue of counsel fees.

¶2Ordered that the appeal from so much of the order as granted that branch of the defendant’s cross motion which was to enforce the post-nuptial agreement to the extent of directing the parties to submit papers on the issue of counsel fees is dismissed; and it is further,

¶3Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as reviewed; and it is further,

¶4Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the defendant.

¶5We dismiss the appeal from so much of the order as granted *1074that branch of the defendant’s cross motion which was to enforce the post-nuptial agreement only to the extent of directing the parties to submit papers on the issue of counsel fees. That portion of the order did not determine the cross motion and does not affect a substantial right; thus, it is not appealable as of right (see CPLR 5701 [a] [2] [v]; Matter of James, 5 AD3d 487, 488 [2004]), and leave to appeal has not been granted.

¶6The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs motion to vacate the parties’ post-nuptial agreement. Viewing the challenged agreement in its entirety, and examining the totality of the circumstances in this case, we find that the agreement is not unconscionable (see Christian v Christian, 42 NY2d 63 [1977]; Chambers v McIntyre, 5 AD3d 344 [2004]; Golfinopoulos v Golfinopoulos, 144 AD2d 537, 538 [1988]; Juliani v Juliani, 143 AD2d 72, 75 [1988]).

¶7The plaintiff’s remaining contention is without merit. H. Miller, J.P., Cozier, Ritter and Spolzino, JJ., concur.

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