Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Willful Violation Barksdale v. Gore CAF 11-02134 Appealed from Family Court, Cattaraugus County Background: The respondent appealed from an order confirming a determination by a Support Magistrate that the respondent had willfully violated a ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Matrimonial — Child Support Financial Need — Attorney’s Fees Weinheimer v. Weinheimer CAF 12-00699 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff wife argued that the court failed to award her a sufficient amount of ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Emancipation — Economic Independence Cedeno v. Knowlton CAF 12-00272 Appealed from Family Court, Cattaraugus County Background: The petitioner father appealed from the denial of his objections to a support magistrate’s order directing that he continue ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Presumption of Willful Violation Jelks v. Wright CAF 11-01599 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County Background: Respondent appealed from an order finding that the respondent be incarcerated if she did not pay certain child ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Failure to Pay — Presumption of Willful Violation Yamonaco v. Fey CAF 10-00359 Appealed from Family Court, Livingston County Background: The father appealed from an order that found he willfully violated a prior order ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Paternity Equitable Estoppel — Child Support Aikens v. Nell CA 11-00222 Appealed from Family Court, Ontario County Background: The petitioner mother had commenced a proceeding seeking both a determination that the respondent is the father of ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support ‘Prima Facie’ Abandonment Coleman v. Murphy CAF 11-01094 Appealed from Family Court, Onondaga County Background: A father appealed from the dismissal of his petition seeking to terminate his support obligation on the grounds that ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Interrogatories — Limited Partnerships D’Angelo v. D’Angelo CA 11-01104 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff had moved for an order directing nonparty respondents to answer interrogatories under CPLR § 3130 (2). ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Support Maintenance — Unemployment Marcera v. Marcera CA 10-02433 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff appealed from a judgment of divorce that directed the defendant to pay to the plaintiff $25 per ...

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The Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council is endorsing County Executive Maggie Brooks in re-election run for a third term. Key to its support, according to its Wednesday announcement, is Brooks’ commitment to creating jobs for local workers ...

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Does a potentially high-earning but unemployed parent have to search for employment out of the area to meet child support obligations? What if accepting such employment results in diminished visitation?

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Appellate Division, Third Department Child Support Ability to Work — Social Security Disability as Evidence Matter of Wilson v. LaMountain 509689 Appealed from Family Court, Franklin County Background: The parties are the parents of two children, one born in 1990 ...

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