Powers v. Powers

Mercure, J. (dissenting).

I dissent. Because I agree with Family Court’s conclusion that at the June 3, 1992 hearing on the violation petition respondent presented insufficient evidence to excuse or justify his failure to honor the support obligations stipulated to and embodied in the November 1991 Family Court order, I would affirm.

Initially, it should not go unnoticed that respondent is a self-employed certified public accountant operating in a sole proprietorship. As an accountant, respondent is an expert in the preparation of financial accounts and reports; as a sole practitioner, he is…