Schmidt v. Schwartz

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Barrett, J.), entered November 14, 1984, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, directed petitioner to pay $50 per week for child support and to pay respondent $1,500 in arrears.

The parties are the divorced parents of two children presently 15 and 13 years of age. Prior to the divorce, they entered into a separation agreement establishing joint custody of the two children and no provision for their support. It is undisputed that respondent sought no contribution for child support even though it was…