Legal Opinion

Ricketts v. Graves

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 12, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the mother’s objections to the order of the Support Magistrate dismissing, without prejudice, her petition for an upward modification of the father’s child support obligation (see Matter of Gonzalez v DeFilippis, 31 AD3d 447, 448 [2006]; see also Matter of Williams v Williams, 37 AD3d 843, 844 [2007]; Matter of Lahrs v Lahrs, 158 AD2d 944 [1990]). Dillon, J.E, Florio, Hall and Sgroi, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Gonzales v. DeFilippisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006