In a Decision – Longhitano v. Longhitano, (an "Unreported Decision") >> the Court Held:
The Appellate Division determined that there was no support for any contention that Wife sought an adjournment of the Trial and that Wife offered no grounds to justify a continuance. Moreover, even if the judge abused his discretion in denying an adjournment request, Wife failed to articulate how she was prejudiced.
Neither Wife nor her counsel requested a continuance or voiced concern about plaintiff's ability to proceed. A complete review of the record reveals the judge was commenting, not on plaintiff's inability to focus or incoherence, but on plaintiff's additional comments that were unresponsive to the exact question posed and often added complaints about her marriage. As the judge found in his decision, plaintiff's "demeanor was as a result of the pressures of marriage and divorce and had nothing to do with any anxiety or mood disorder. She was completely responsive and she was able to fully participate in the trial." In addition, the judge determined that plaintiff's emotions during her testimony, which included "bitterness, anger" were attributed to the stress of litigating a divorce, and not to her anxiety disorder.