Legal Opinion
Shavit v. Shavit
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
At issue in this case is whether the New York City Department of Social Services may collect accumulated child support arrears owed by respondent, after the underlying child support obligation was terminated, and when no action for arrears enforcement was commenced within the applicable Statute of Limitations period.
The parties were married in 1971, and were divorced in 1976. Their one child was born in 1972. A 1975 Family Court order had directed respondent-appellant husband to pay $25 per week in child support. This level of support was continued, and arrears of…
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- Commissioner of Social Services ex rel. Wandel v. SegarraNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Thurmond v. ThurmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Consentino v. SweeneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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