Broome County Department of Social Services v. Basa

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Pines, J.), entered March 26, 2008, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 4, to hold respondent in violation of a prior child support order.

Petitioner filed a petition in September 2006 alleging that re*1093spondent had failed to obey a prior child support order. Represented by assigned counsel, respondent appeared on the matter in January 2007 and was sentenced to six months in jail. Shortly thereafter, respondent’s sentence was suspended and he was released pursuant to an order that…