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Child Support Enforcement | Rochester Family Lawyer - Part 2
WordPress.org	Category: child support enforcement	Enforcement of Child Support Arrears and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy	Support Magistrate determined that respondent willfully failed to pay $7,814.90 in child support arrears, and referred matter to Family Court for confirmation. Respondent’s commencement of Chapter 13 bankruptcy stays all actions and proceedings to collect pre-petition claims against debtor and his property. See, 11 USC § 362[a][1]. Although Family Court is precluded from exercising its enforcement powers pursuant to FCA § 454 to recover arrears while Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan is in effect, Family Court finds that it is not prohibited to confirm finding of willful violation already made by Support Magistrate and hold enforcement in abeyance pending completion of the Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.
Posted on October 25, 2009Categories Bankruptcy, child support, child support enforcement, court orders, Failure to Pay Child Support, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, procedureTags arrears, attorney, automatic stay, Bankruptcy, child support, county, enforcement, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, lawyer, Livingston, Monroe, New York Law, Ontario, Orleans, rochester, Wayne, willful violationLeave a comment on Enforcement of Child Support Arrears and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy	Upcoming Changes to New York’s Child Support Statute	New York’s child support statute has been long criticized for its its $80,000.00 cap on the basic economic child support. The critics have argued that since the statute was enacted approximately 20 years ago, the basic economic child support cap figure was too low. New York Legislature apparently heard those concerns. Laws of 2009, Chapter 343 enacted the “child support modernization act” which amended the provisions of the Child Support Standards Act to raise the cap on combined parental income to $130,000.00, effective January 31, 2010, and to provide for the adjustment of the $130,000.00 cap every two years to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The child support percentages of payments that non-custodial parents are obligated to make toward child support were not modified by the amendments. Domestic Relations Law §240 (1-b) (2) and Family Court Act §413 (1) (c) (2) were each amended to provide that the court shall multiply the combined parental income up to the amount set forth in Social Services Law §111-i, (2) (b). Social Services Law §111-i (2)(b) provides that the combined parental income amount to be reported in the child support standards chart and utilized in calculating orders of child support in accordance with Domestic Relations Law §240 (1-b) (2) and Family Court Act §413 (1) (c) (2) shall be one hundred thirty thousand dollars; and that beginning January 31, 2012 and every two years thereafter, the combined parental income amount shall increase by the product of the average annual percentage changes in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the two year period rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars. These amendments take effect on January 31, 2010.
Posted on September 27, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, court orders, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, procedure, Supreme CourtTags amendment, attorney, child support, child support guidelines, Child Support Standards Act, county, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, lawyer, Livingston, Monroe, new york, New York Law, Ontario, Orleans, rochester, Supreme Court, WayneLeave a comment on Upcoming Changes to New York’s Child Support Statute	Paying For Summer Camp and Child Support	As the end of the school year approaches, parents usually begin to look at various activities their children may participate in during the summer. One such popular option is a summer camp, which may be a day camp or a sleep-away camp. I am often asked who is obligated to pay for it.
Posted on May 25, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, Supreme CourtTags attorney, child care, child support guidelines, Child Support Standards Act, county, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, expenses, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, lawyer, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, rochester, summer camp, Supreme Court, WayneLeave a comment on Paying For Summer Camp and Child Support	New York Child Support Add-Ons and Basics of Child Support	Under New York law, child support consists of two elements: “basic” child support and the “add-ons.” Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §240, New York requires that basic child support be calculated in two parts: (a) the support based on the total combined income of both parents up to $80,000; and (b) the support based on the total combined income of both parents over $80,000. For both parents’ combined adjusted gross income over $80,000, the court has the discretion to apply the same statutory guidelines, and for all practical purposes will do so. See Cassano v. Cassano, 85 N.Y.2d 649 (1995). The result will be the total combined basic child support attributable to both parents for the combined income in excess of $80,000. From the combined basic child support as calculated under the statute, a pro-rata share of each parent’s income is calculated. Each parent’s pro-rata share is a ratio equal to that parent’s adjusted gross income divided by the combined adjusted gross income for both parents. That pro-rata share is used to calculate each parent’s share of child support add-ons.
Posted on May 25, 2009May 25, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York LawTags attorney, child support add-on, Child Support Standards Act, cost, day care, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, health care insurance, lawyer, Livingston, Monroe, new york, New York Law, Ontario, Orleans, rochester, Supreme Court, unreimbursed medical expenses, WayneLeave a comment on New York Child Support Add-Ons and Basics of Child Support	Parental Interference With Visitation and Suspension of Child Support	I have previously written that a child support obligation can be suspended or terminated in situations where the court makes a finding that the child has deliberately severed his/her relationship with a parent, thereby abandoning that parent. However, in order for a court to make a finding of abandonment, the child must be of employable age.
Posted on April 26, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Failure to Pay Child Support, Family Court, Family Law, modification, New York Law, visitationTags attorney, change in circumstances, child support, child support guidelines, Child Support Standards Act, county, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, interference, lawyer, modification, Monroe, new york, New York family law, New York Law, Ontario, parental interference, rochester, Supreme Court, suspension, termination, visitation, WayneLeave a comment on Parental Interference With Visitation and Suspension of Child Support	Unmarried Fathers, Child Support and Liability for Birth Expenses of the Child and the Mother	In a typical child support proceeding brought under the Article 4 of the Family Court Act, the child support is retroactive to the date of the filing of the child support petition. The Family Court is generally unable to grant child support to a date preceding the filing, unless the child is receiving public assistance. However, where the paternity is concerned, Family Court’s powers are much broader. Paternity proceedings are governed by the Article 5 of the Family Court Act. Article 5 contains two sections that address child support, including costs of birth and related expenses: Section 514 and Section 545.
Posted on April 11, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, court orders, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, paternity, procedureTags attorney, birth, child, child support, county, expenses, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, father, lawyer, Livingston, Monroe, mother, new york, New York family law, Ontario, order, Orleans, paternity, petition, rochester, unwed, WayneLeave a comment on Unmarried Fathers, Child Support and Liability for Birth Expenses of the Child and the Mother	Downward Modification of Child Support	I have mentioned last week that I have been seeing a significant increase in Family Court and Supreme Court filings seeking downward modification of child support. Most of these filings were brought on by a non-custodial parent after a loss of employment. In today’s economy, a loss of employment is not uncommon, so the courts are dealing with a significant rise in downward modification petitions.
Posted on March 29, 2009April 8, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, court orders, Domestic Relations Law, Failure to Pay Child Support, Family Court, Family Law, imputed income, modification, New York Law, procedure, Supreme CourtTags attorney, child support, downward, Family Court, Family Court Act, Family Law, lawyer, loss of employment, modification, new york, reduction, rochesterLeave a comment on Recession and Increase in Downward Modifications Petitions	Child Support Calculation and Income Tax Refunds	In general, the Child Support Standards Act includes all of the parties’ income for child support calculations, subject to appropriate child support limits and deductions. What happens in the situation when a party is receiving a tax refund for teh taxes paid during the previous year? In Shelby T. v. Michael L., 2009 NY Slip Op 29075 (Fam. Ct. Clinton Co. 2009), Judge Lawliss overturned the support magistrate’s decision which included the tax refund as income in the child support calculation. The court held that since the party obligated to pay child support receives a tax refund on the taxes paid in 2008, in 2009, if the court were to include the tax refund in the child support calculation, then the money earned, and taxed, in 2008, would count as income for child support purposes once again in 2009. Clearly, that was not the result contemplated by the Child Support Standards Act.
Posted on March 9, 2009April 8, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, court orders, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Failure to Pay Child Support, Family Court, Family Law, modification, New York Law, procedure, Settlement Agreements, Stipulations, Supreme Court, UIFSATags attorney, child support, credit, cseu, divorce, domestic relation law, Family Court, Family Law, lawyer, new york, overpayment, recoupment, rochesterLeave a comment on Overpayment of Child Support and Right of Recoupment	Posts navigation