Bushnell v. Bushnell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: Respondent appeals from an order finding that he willfully violated a prior order of child support and sentencing him to six months of weekends in jail. We conclude that Family Court properly found that respondent willfully violated the prior order of support (see Matter of Hunt v Hunt, 30 AD3d 1065, 1065 [2006]). There is a presumption that a respondent has sufficient means to support his minor children (see Family Ct Act § 437; Matter of Powers v Powers, 86 NY2d 63, 68-69 [1995]; Matter of Christine L.M. v Wlodek K., 45 AD3d 1452, 1452 [2007]), and the evidence that respondent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- MATTER OF POWERS v. PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Christine L.M. v. Wlodek K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Hunt v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Westchester County Commissioner of Social Services ex rel. Santana v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Davis-Taylor v. Davis-TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010