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Everyday Law · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Oct 1, 2026 · Index No. 321600/23|Appeal No. 7115|Case No. 2025-00380| · Appeal

An ex-husband gestures to a laptop while facing his ex-wife in a living room, during a dispute over email access.AI illustration

Ex-husband wants wife's gadgets searched for email snooping

The ex-husband wants to check the ex-wife's devices for using his emails.

TL;DR

  1. 1A husband wants his ex-wife's devices checked for accessing his emails.
  2. 2He claims she didn't follow court orders to save data on her gadgets.
  3. 3A judge now has to decide if this goes beyond normal divorce fights.

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Should the wife's devices be examined to find if she accessed her husband's emails?

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