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This case involves an appeal from an order denying defendant Daniel MacLean’s motion to quash a restraining notice and information subpoena. Daniel MacLean was ordered to pay child support and maintenance to the plaintiff, but accumulated over $33,000 in arrears. The Tompkins County Support Collections Unit served a restraining notice and subpoena on Thaler & Thaler, a law firm holding a $15,000 retainer for MacLean. The defendant argued the retainer was exempt, but the court found it subject to restraint under CPLR 5222(a) as MacLean retained an interest in unused funds. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, emphasizing a parent's duty to provide child support and that attorney fee arrangements are not privileged.
Potter v. MacLean is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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This case involves an appeal from an order denying defendant Daniel MacLean’s motion to quash a restraining notice and information subpoena. Daniel MacLean was ordered to pay child support and maintenance to the plaintiff, but accumulated over $33,000 in arrears. The Tompkins County Support Collections Unit served a restraining notice and subpoena on Thaler & Thaler, a law firm holding a $15,000 retainer for MacLean. The defendant argued the retainer was exempt, but the court found it subject to restraint under CPLR 5222(a) as MacLean retained an interest in unused funds. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, emphasizing a parent's duty to provide child support and that attorney fee arrangements are not privileged.
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