Cooper v. Robertson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The Family Court correctly denied the mother’s objections to the Support Magistrate’s determinations. Evidence of the mother’s failure to pay child support as ordered constituted prima facie evidence of a willful violation (see Family Ct Act § 454 [3] [a]; Matter of Jarrett v Mosslih, 34 AD3d 808, 809 [2006]; Matter of Rawlins v Williams, 27 AD3d 757 [2006]). The burden then shifted to the mother to offer competent, credible evidence of her inability to make the required payments (see Matter of Powers v Powers, 86 NY2d 63, 69 [1995]; Matter of Reinninger v Campbell, 47 AD3d 635, 635 [2008];…
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