Legal Opinion

Burnell v. Burnell

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

Decided February 21, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, and matter remitted to Niagara County Family Court for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: Family Court properly entered a judgment against appellant for the arrears due under a prior support order of that court, because the defaulting party did not show "good cause for failure to make application for relief from the judgment or order directing payment prior to the accrual of such arrears” (Family Ct Act § 460 [1] [e]; emphasis added; see also, Matter of La Duke v La Duke, 110…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Malta v. MaltaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Van Niel v. Van NielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. Duke v. DukeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Lewis v. GellmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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