Yvette Boronow v. Eugene Boronow

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a party who had a full and fair opportunity to litigate title to the marital home in a divorce action is barred by res judicata from bringing a later separate action, and that the six‑year statute of limitations also bars the constructive‑trust claim. The decision rests on an interpretation of Domestic Relations Law § 234 as granting the court, not the litigants, authority to resolve title issues within the matrimonial proceeding.