Opinion
May 22, 1989
Appeal from the Family Court, Richmond County (Cognetta, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
As we have recently noted, "[t]he Family Court has discretion to increase child support in cases where a petitioner can show a change in circumstances which warrants the modification in the best interest of the child" (Matter of Bruhn v McCready, 138 A.D.2d 374, 376). The Family Court properly exercised its discretion in reviewing the evidence adduced at the hearing and concluded that the petitioner had established the existence of changed circumstances warranting an upward modification of the appellant's child support obligations (see, Matter of Brescia v Fitts, 56 N.Y.2d 132; Matter of Michaels v Michaels, 56 N.Y.2d 924, 926). Further, in light of the existence of special circumstances, the Family Court properly considered the private school and college expenses of the parties' children in fashioning its award (see, Hirsch v Hirsch, 142 A.D.2d 138, 145; Jackson v Jackson, 138 A.D.2d 455; Kaplan v Wallshein, 57 A.D.2d 828). Finally, we note that the appellant failed to comply with Family Court Act § 424-a, in that, in response to the petitioner's application, he provided no documentation pertaining to his net worth. Since the appellant failed to disclose information critical to the assessment of his net worth, he is in no position to assert that the court erred in drawing inferences favorable to the petitioner with respect to the disputed financial issues (cf., Richter v Richter, 131 A.D.2d 453, 455). Lawrence, J.P., Kunzeman, Rubin and Kooper, JJ., concur.