Matteson v. Matteson

On November 30, 1987, a judgment of divorce between petitioner and respondent was entered upon a stipulation of the parties which was merged into the judgment of divorce. Insofar as pertinent, the stipulation and judgment of divorce provided that petitioner was to have custody of the parties’ two children and would receive weekly child support payments of $75 per child. Subsequently, by petition dated March 9, 1995, petitioner commenced this proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4 seeking an upward modification of respondent’s child support obligation. Petitioner alleged that there…