Legal Opinion
Kerpen v. Kerpen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 1, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant husband appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (De Maro, J.), dated February 14, 1989, as granted that branch of the plaintiff wife’s motion which was to fix arrears in child support and maintenance due pursuant to a pendente lite award in the principal sum of $5,500.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
It is well established that voluntary payments made by a parent for the benefit of his or her children and not pursuant to a court order may not be credited against…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Soltow v. SoltowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- O'Brien v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Frank v. FrankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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