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Matter of Barnes v. Barnes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1042 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

October 7, 1992

Appeal from the Oneida County Family Court, Flemma, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Boomer, Pine, Boehm and Doerr, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly affirmed the order of the Hearing Examiner that modified the judgment of divorce by increasing the amount of child support to be paid by respondent. Contrary to respondent's contention, the Hearing Examiner and the court properly applied the standards set forth in Matter of Brescia v Fitts ( 56 N.Y.2d 132) rather than in Matter of Boden v Boden ( 42 N.Y.2d 210). Petitioner was not seeking to readjust the respective obligations of the parents to support the children but was asserting the children's right to receive adequate support. Here, the evidence shows that the combination of petitioner's "own income and the payments contributed by respondent does not adequately meet the children's needs" (Matter of Brescia v Fitts, supra, at 140).


Summaries of

Matter of Barnes v. Barnes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1042 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

Matter of Barnes v. Barnes

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of KRISTA BARNES, Respondent, v. BRUCE BARNES, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Oct 7, 1992

Citations

186 A.D.2d 1042 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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