Relying upon these principles, in Johnson v. Chapin, Judge Pigott held:
Finally, we hold that wife was not entitled to the 50 percent credit representing the money paid during the marriage towards husband’s pre-marital obligations to pay his first wife maintenance and child support (see Mahoney-Buntzman v. Buntzman, NY3d [decided today]).
The public policy reasons behind these two dispositions were well explained by Judge Pigott in Mahoney-Buntzman v. Buntzman:
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