Haviland v. Haviland

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Albany County (Tobin, J.), entered September 10, 1993, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to modify petitioner’s spousal support obligation.

In March 1989, petitioner and respondent separated and petitioner subsequently agreed to pay respondent $250 a week in spousal support. In May 1992, petitioner applied to Family Court seeking to eliminate his support obligation or in the alternative to have it reduced. Petitioner cited increased living expenses as the circumstance justifying a…