Discovery Approved for Computer in Divorce Proceedings

A computer recovered by a woman from the trunk of a family car is subject to discovery in a matrimonial proceeding, a New York judge has ruled. The woman's husband opposed allowing her to use information gleaned from the laptop, arguing she had improperly "seized" his personal, work-issued computer. But New York Supreme Court Justice Saralee Evans found that the wife's actions did not constitute computer trespass or using a computer without authorization, as the files were on a readily accessible computer.