Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Stevens

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

Decided March 8, 2011PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*874Child support payments may be waived prospectively, before the obligation to make such payments has accrued (see Matter of O’Connor v Curcio, 281 AD2d 100 [2001]). The party claiming a waiver must come forward with evidence of a voluntary and intentional relinquishment of a known and otherwise enforceable right to child support (see Matter of Barrio v Montanez, 71 AD3d 1140 [2010]). We agree with the Supreme Court that while the evidence supports a finding that the plaintiff waived her right to child support for the parties’ son, upon their agreement for the defendant to take physical custody…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. O' Connor v. CurcioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Barrio v. MontanezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wendel v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Hinck v. HinckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Hinck v. HinckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Luken v. LukenNew York Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Tafuro v. TafuroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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