Legal Opinion
Lipow v. Lipow
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 15, 1985PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In order to obtain a reduction or elimination of the support and other financial provisions of the divorce judgment, the plaintiff had the burden of showing a substantial change in circumstances (see, Patell v Patell, 91 AD2d 1028; Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [9] [b]; Hickland v Hickland, 56 AD2d 978). The plaintiff, who had been forced to retire from a lucrative dental practice due to a neurological disability, testified that he was employed full time teaching library skills to elementary school children at a salary of approximately $7,800 per year at the time of the hearing at Special…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hickland v. HicklandNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Kover v. KoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Hickland v. HicklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Patell v. PatellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- McClusky v. McCluskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
3Cited by7 opinions
- Nordhauser v. NordhauserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Vitek v. VitekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Koch v. KochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Allen v. BowenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Kansky v. KanskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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