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Baylies v. Willis

Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided
Oct 2, 2026
Docket
676 CA 25-00646
Judges
Not listed
Cited as2026 NY Slip Op 05660
Detailed analysis & 3-line summary

AI breakdown

Analyzed Oct 3, 2026

Where this case stands

  1. Supreme Court, Onondaga County: denied the plaintiff's motion for , granted the defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment, and the amended complaint.

  2. This decision · Appeal

    (the ex-husband wins)

TL;DR

  1. 1A woman challenged a court decision in her fight with her ex-husband, claiming her case was wrongly .
  2. 2The court decided to keep the dismissal in place, siding with her ex-husband.
  3. 3They found no reason to reopen the case and kept the original decision.

Key issues

  1. 1

    Should the complaint against her ex-husband be ?

    Holding · The court the complaint, agreeing with the ex-husband that it should not proceed.

Why it matters

This affects post-divorce legal battles and how courts handle disputes over dismissing claims.

The AI breakdown is a reading aid, not legal advice. Always check the opinion for the exact wording.

If you were the judge?

Ex-wife's complaint gets tossed. Was it fair?

  1. 1A woman wanted a quick win in her court fight with her ex-husband.
  2. 2The court chose her ex instead, dismissing her claims.
  3. 3She thinks the court made a mistake and wants to overturn it.

Should the court have thrown out her complaint against her ex-husband?

Parties

  • Appellant

    Baylies

  • Appellee

    Willis

Roles are inferred from the case caption.

Opinion of the court
Baylies v Willis 2026 NY Slip Op 05660 October 2, 2026 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. JOLINDA BAYLIES, FORMERLY KNOWN AS JOLINDA L. WILLIS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v CHARLES L. WILLIS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Decided on October 2, 2026 676 CA 25-00646 Present: Montour, J.P., Ogden, Greenwood, Nowak, And Skinner, JJ. ALDERMAN & ALDERMAN, PLLC, SYRACUSE (RICHARD B. ALDERMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. CHARLES L. WILLIS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT PRO SE. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Robert E. Antonacci, II, J.), entered March 19, 2025, in a post-matrimonial action. The order denied the motion of plaintiff for summary judgment, granted the cross-motion of defendant for summary judgment and dismissed the amended complaint. [*1] It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs. Entered: October 2, 2026 Ann Dillon Flynn Clerk of the Court
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