Legal Opinion

Butto v. Twietmeyer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 12, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court erred in denying respondent’s first and second objections and in failing to grant in its entirety respondent’s fifth objection to the order of the Hearing Examiner granting petitioner an upward modification of child support. Petitioner failed to establish that the original amount of support to which the parties stipulated at the time of their divorce was inadequate to meet the child’s needs (see, Merl v Merl, 67 NY2d 359, 362; Matter of Brescia v Fitts, 56…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brescia v. FittsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Boden v. BodenNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Merl v. MerlNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Tripi v. FaielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. McArthur v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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