Legal Opinion

Commissioner of Social Services v. Nieves

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

Decided July 11, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Family Court, New York County (Sheldon Rand, J.), entered on or about February 23, 1995, which granted petitioner mother’s motion for an increase in respondent father’s child support obligation from $70 a week to $126 a week, affirmed, without costs.

Family Court correctly concluded that no deduction should be given to respondent father for the support of the two minor children living in his household—only one of whom is his biological child (Matter of Leyda D. v John A., 216 AD2d 561). It was also a proper exercise of discretion for the court not to consider the child support that the…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MATTER OF CASSANO v. CassanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Leyda D. v. John A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Rockland County Dept. of Social Services v. AlexanderNew York City Family Court · 1992

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McElhaney v. OkebiyiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. McElhaney v. OkebiyiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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