Legal Opinion
in Matter of Galina Ross v. Ross
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Family Court reasonably found that the father has the ability to pay child support in the sum of $716.32 per month {see Family Ct Act § 413). “A support magistrate is afforded considerable discretion in determining whether to impute income to a parent” (Matter of Julianska v Majewski, 78 AD3d 1182, 1183 [2010]), and we accord deference to a support magistrate’s credibility determinations (see Matter of Feng Lucy *670Luo v Yang, 89 AD3d 946, 947 [2d Dept 2011]; Matter of Tsarova v Tsarov, 59 AD3d 632, 633 [2009]). Here, the Support Magistrate’s findings regarding the father’s income, which…
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