Boyle v. Boyle

Mercure, J.P.

The father’s admitted failure to pay support since 2007, leading to a significant arrearage, established a “direct case of willful violation, shifting to [the father] the burden . . . [of] offer-ting] some competent, credible evidence of his inability to make the required payments” (Matter of Powers v Powers, 86 NY2d 63, 69-70 [1995]; accord Matter of Scott v Scott, 50 AD2d 1193, 1194 [2008]). Although the father testified that he has been unable to work due to injuries sustained in a 2007 car accident, he did not present medical proof of any restrictions on his employment, and…