Sheltering at home is hard enough with a spouse and kids, but for divorced parents it can be a little more complicated. “I’ve gotten a lot of calls on visitation,” said Larry Schwind, partner and chair of the domestic relations ...

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In an unusual Family Court case, a Webster teen has successfully petitioned to force her father to provide support after he claimed she was “constructively emancipated” because she voluntarily moved out of his home without cause and was capable of ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Child Support – Emancipation – Retroactive Support   Oneida County Department of Social Services v. Christman CAF 14-00847 Appealed from Family Court, Oneida County   Background: The petitioner appealed from an order denying his objection ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department –  Family Court – Sua Sponte Dismissal – Duplicative Litigation   Sierak v. Staring CAF 13-02219 Appealed from Family Court, Oneida County   Background: The respondent father commenced an action alleging a number of violations of ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Child Support – Two Children – Prior Out-of-State Support Order   Pitka v. Pitka CAF 13-00930 Appealed from Family Court, Wayne County   Background: The respondent father contends that the Family Court erred in directing ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Income Disparity — Prior Agreement Barton v. Barton CAF 13-00708 Appealed from Family Court, Onondaga County Background: The respondent father appealed from an order granting the petitioner mother an upward modification of child support. ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Willful Violation — Necessary Fact-Finding Hearing Manning v. Sobotka CAF 12-00776 Appealed from Family Court, Onondaga County Background: The petitioner mother commenced a proceeding alleging that the respondent father willfully violated a child support ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support — Willful Violation Confirmation of Order — Pro Se Litigant Dubois v. Piazza CAF 12-01506 Appealed from Family Court, Oswego County Background: The petitioner mother alleged that the respondent father willfully failed to pay ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Contempt — Legal Sufficiency Jasco v. Alvira CAF 12-01027 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County Background: The respondent father appealed from an order finding him in contempt of court based on his willful violation ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Ability to Pay — Impossible Financial Situation Jeffery v. Sprague CAF 12-01059 Appealed from Family Court, Steuben County Background: The petitioner mother appealed from an order of the Family Court granting the father’s objections ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Downward Modification — Financial Disclosure Kasprowicz v. Osgood CA 12-00155 Appealed from Family Court, Allegany County Background: The petitioner father appealed from an order confirming the finding of a support magistrate that he willfully ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Bankrupt Business Bushnell v. Bushnell CAF 11-00001 Appealed from Family Court, Ontario County Background: The respondent appealed from an order finding that he willfully violated a prior order of child support and sentenced him ...

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