Legal Opinion

Cheryl R. v. Laurence R.

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

Decided January 25, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Family Court, New York County (Mary Bednar, J.), entered on or about September 13,1994, which, insofar as appealed from, denied defendant’s motion for a downward *485modification of his child support obligation, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The wishes of defendant’s second wife that her income no longer be used to pay defendant’s child support obligation is not a change of circumstances warranting a downward modification of support. The court obligated defendant, not his second wife, to pay child support, and if the latter has had a change of heart as to how she wishes family…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hickland v. HicklandNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Ferlo v. FerloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hall v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Frankel v. TregnaghiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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