Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Dunn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 16, 1986PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*310A review of the record reveals that Family Court did not abuse its discretion in determining that plaintiff demonstrated a substantial change in the circumstances of the parties and in modifying plaintiff’s maintenance award to $80 per week (cf. Mauss v Mauss, 100 AD2d 576; Paget v Paget, 90 AD2d 728, appeal dismissed 58 NY2d 1065). Plaintiff was awarded $37.50 a week approximately 24 years ago. Aside from public assistance, this is her only source of income. She cannot even afford telephone services or automobile insurance. In addition, the cost of living has increased dramatically over the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dowdle v. DowdleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Mauss v. MaussAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Paget v. PagetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
3Cited by8 opinions
- Sass v. SassAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Donnelly v. DonnellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Dowsett v. DowsettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Flynn v. RockwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Archer v. ArcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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