Legal Opinion
Ross v. Ross
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 5, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*287The father’s cross petition sought a downward modification of his support obligations under a judgment of divorce which is subject to the terms of a separation agreement that was incorporated but not merged into the judgment. Under such circumstances, the father must demonstrate “extreme hardship” (Matter of Cohen v Seletsky, 142 AD2d 111, 112; see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [9] [b]). The Family Court properly determined that the father failed to do so (see Clark v Clark, 280 AD2d 575; Mishrick v Mishrick, 251 AD2d 558).
The father’s remaining contentions are without merit. Prudenti,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cohen v. SeletskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Mishrick v. MishrickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Clark v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Galati v. GalatiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Norman v. DykmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Leyberman v. LeybermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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