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BARBARA SCHUPAK, Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant, v. LEONARD SCHUPAK, Defendant-Appellant-Respondent.

Whether to award permanent maintenance is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B][6][a]; Spencer v. Spencer, 230 A.D.2d 645, 648). Here, given the length of the marriage, the wife's poor health, her age, the court's well-supported finding that she was incapable of working, and the husband's very substantial financial resources, the court properly exercised its discretion in awarding permanent maintenance in the amounts indicated.

The court properly awarded plaintiff the couple's East Hampton home, with a concomitant cash credit to defendant for his share of that marital asset (see, e.g., Jarrell v. Jarrell, 276 A.D.2d 353, 354, lv denied 96 N.Y.2d 710; Sanders v. Copley, 199 A.D.2d 152). The court also properly awarded defendant $120,000 as separate property, since the record supported the court's finding that the property in question was, in fact, separate. Finally, the court properly declined to reopen the trial to take evidence on the purported increase in defendant's stock/retirement holdings in his employer's company (see, Moody v. Moody, 172 A.D.2d 730; Greenwald v. Greenwald 164 A.D.2d 706, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 855).

We have examined the parties' remaining arguments for affirmative relief and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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SCHUPAK v. SCHUPAK
(Nov 15, 2001)