Legal Opinion
Broome County Department of Social Services v. Mitchell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Pines, J.), entered December 11, 2006, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 4, committed respondent to a jail term of six months.
Petitioner filed a petition alleging that respondent had failed to obey a prior child "support order and requesting a money judgment for arrears. When the parties appeared, the Support Magistrate partially advised respondent of his right to counsel and then, after listening to his claim of an inability to pay support, found a willful violation and recommended a six-month jail sentence. At…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Gaudette v. GaudetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Scala v. TefftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Anderson v. HaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Circe v. CirceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by3 opinions
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