Legal Opinion
Lefkow v. Lefkow
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 1992PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant *590husband appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Fredman, J.), entered October 5, 1990, which granted the plaintiff wife arrears in child support and maintenance pursuant to a pendente lite award in the principal sum of $5,400.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well established that voluntary payments made by a parent for the benefit of children and not pursuant to a court order may not be credited against amounts owing under the order (see, Horne v Horne, 22 NY2d 219; Kerpen v Kerpen,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Horne v. HorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Fabrizio v. FabrizioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Soltow v. SoltowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Kerpen v. KerpenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- O'Brien v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Gleason v. GleasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Finell v. FinellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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