Smith v. Todd-Smith

Contrary to the father’s contention, the Family Court properly denied his objections. The father failed to establish a ground for downward modification of his child support obligation, as set forth in a stipulation of settlement that was incorporated but not merged in the parties’ judgment of divorce. The father failed *1002to demonstrate an unanticipated and substantial change in circumstances since the time of the stipulation to justify a downward modification (see Matter of Perrego v Perrego, 63 AD3d 1072 [2009]; Matter of Westenberger v Westenberger, 23 AD3d 571 [2005]; Matter of Brunetti v…