Legal Opinion
Furman v. Barnes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 4, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Cortland County (Ames, J.), entered October 3, 2000, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to modify a prior order of child support.
In January 1998, petitioner, the biological father of two children born in July 1988 and October 1989, was ordered by Family Court to pay child support. In June 2000, petitioner filed a petition seeking a downward modification of his child support obligation due to his loss of employment resulting from his arrest and incarceration.* The Hearing Examiner, sua…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Frasca v. FrascaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Ontario County Department of Social Services v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
3Cited by4 opinions
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- J.A.E. v. A.B.New York City Family Court · 2005