Mills v. Mills

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Lynch, J.), entered February 12, 2009 in Ulster County, which, among other things, granted plaintiff’s motion to hold David Van Benschoten in civil contempt.

The underlying matrimonial action involved the demise of a 33-year marriage with seven children, two of whom were minors. Although defendant—a self-employed building contractor—had not filed income tax returns for many years, Supreme Court (Kavanagh, J.) found that he earned at least $70,000 per year and directed maintenance of $1,000 per month and child support in excess of $1,200 per month. His…