Legal Opinion

Kavanagh v. Kavanagh

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

Decided April 4, 1986No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly refused to modify a support order based upon a claimed change in circumstances. Although the court did not make new findings after it rejected the hearing examiner’s report (Family Ct Act § 439 [c]), nevertheless, the record is sufficient for this court to render a decision in the interest of judicial economy (Matter of Arcarese v Monachino, 58 AD2d 1030, 1031, Iv denied 42 NY2d 810).

The petitioner cited two factors supporting his contention *985that there has been a substantial change in circumstances justifying a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Swartz v. SwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  2. Arcarese v. MonachinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Haviland v. HavilandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Rowe v. PittsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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