Legal Opinion
Tompkins County Support Collection Unit v. Chamberlin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 2003PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
This appeal requires us to interpret section 413-a of the Family Court Act to determine the proper scope of the Family Court’s review of an objection to a cost of living adjustment (COLA) to a child support order. We conclude that the statute authorizes the Family Court to review and adjust the underlying support order in accordance with the standards set forth in section 413 of the Family Court Act,1 not merely to decide whether or not the COLA amount should be applied.
Linda and Boyd Chamberlin were married in August 1972 and have two sons, born in 1977 and…
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