Legal Opinion

Senzer v. Senzer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 27, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by a judgment entered May 18, 1979, the plaintiff wife appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Roncallo, J.), dated November 21, 1986, which denied her motion, inter alia, for upward modification of the child support provisions of the judgment.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The gravamen of the plaintiff’s claim is that the child support which she receives is inadequate to meet her children’s needs. Therefore, the standard enunciated in Matter of Brescia v Fitts (56 NY2d 132) is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brescia v. FittsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Nordhauser v. NordhauserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Johnston v. JohnstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Alheit v. AlheitAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Trainor v. TrainorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Yokaitis v. YokaitisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Gustin v. GustinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Steinberg v. SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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