Legal Opinion
Schelter v. Schelter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 16, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Supreme Court correctly determined that it had no power to cancel the alleged arrears in child support. Domestic Relations Law § 244, as amended (L 1986, ch 892), precludes the cancellation of arrears in child support (see, Scheinkman, Practice Commentary, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 14, Domestic Relations Law § 244, at 751-752; Singer v Singer, 136 AD2d 695, 697). Although the court also…
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