Legal Opinion

W.B. v. D.B.

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

Decided February 20, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lori S. Sattler, J.), entered September 27, 2012, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiffs motion for an order increasing child support and to enforce the parties’ stipulation of settlement, and awarded plaintiff $3,000 in counsel fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing that a substantial, unanticipated change in circumstances has occurred warranting a modification of the child support award (see Merl v Merl, 67 NY2d 359, 362 [1986]). Nor did plaintiff show that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brescia v. FittsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Merl v. MerlNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Piernick v. NazinitskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. O'Brien v. McCannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. Friedman v. FriedmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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