Legal Opinion

Livingston County Child Support Collection Unit v. Grimmelt

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

Decided June 13, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal from an order of Family Court, Livingston County (Cicoria, J.), entered February 28, 2002, which committed respondent to jail.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: We reject the contention of respondent that Family Court erred in committing him to jail pursuant to Family Ct Act § 454 (3) (a) based upon his willful violation of a child support order. The record supports the court’s determination that respondent failed to present credible evidence that he *931was financially unable to comply with the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. MATTER OF POWERS v. PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Commissioner of Social Services v. RosenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Boyd-Brooks v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Todd v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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