Hollister v. Whalen

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Otsego County (Coccoma, J.), entered September 24, 1996, which partially dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to modify a prior support order.

Petitioner sought a modification of his child support obligation pursuant to an order of joint custody on the ground that both children primarily reside with him. Family Court granted petitioner’s application and suspended petitioner’s child support obligation. On appeal, petitioner argues, inter alia, that Family Court erred in failing to order that…