In return, he received kickbacks that include tickets to two Sabres games and a political event, assistance
finding two family members jobs and a letter of recommendation for an
appellate division position.
In the first New York
appellate decision to rule on the issue, the
Appellate Division, Second Department held in its February 28, 2018 opinion in Spencer v. Spencer, that violations of matrimonial action «Automatic Orders» can be grounds for a
finding of civil contempt, but an application for that relief must be made before the entry of the judgment of divorce.