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WordPress.org	Tag: enforcement	Enforceability of Prenuptial Agreements	Prenuptial agreements can be used to resolve issues related to spousal maintenance, equitable distribution, and other issues that may come up in the event the parties decide to divorce. While I have previously written about different issues involving validity and enforceability of prenuptial agreements, and how the courts would analyze them, a recent case raised an issue of what happens to the prenuptial agreement if a claim is made that the parties verbally agreed to revoke it.
Posted on March 1, 2015Categories divorce, Domestic Relations Law, drafting, Family Law, New York Law, pre-nuptial agreement, procedure, Supreme CourtTags county, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, enforcement, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, prenuptial agreement, procedure, rochester ny divorce lawyer, Supreme Court, validity, WayneLeave a comment	Ratification of Settlement and Separation Agreement	I have previously written about settlement agreements, their contents, modification, validity, and formalities related to their execution.
Posted on January 14, 2012Categories divorce, Domestic Relations Law, New York Law, procedure, Settlement AgreementsTags county, divorce, enforcement, Livingston, Monroe, new york, Ontario, Orleans, procedure, ratification, rochester, rochester ny divorce lawyer, separation agreement, settlement agreement, Supreme Court, WayneLeave a comment	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	Failure to Pay Child Support and Federal Criminal Liability	In a case of first impression, defendant, the father of twin daughters, was convicted by a jury in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York of two counts of willful failure to pay a court ordered child support obligation in violation of 18 USC §228(a). One of the questions of first impression for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was “whether violation of a single child support order which covers two children gives rise to one or two violations of 18 USC §228.” Conviction is affirmed on one count, vacated on the second, and the matter remanded for resentencing. When Congress leaves a statute ambiguous as to the proper unit of prosecution, “the ambiguity should be resolved in favor of lenity.” Here, because the statute does not clearly distinguish between a “support obligation” and a “court order,” defendant’s willful failure to comply with the underlying order of support for his two daughters justifies the prosecution of only one count for willfully violating an order of support, rather than two counts for failing to pay support for his twin daughters. USA v. Kerley. Decided 9/25/08.
Posted on October 3, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, court orders, Criminal Offense, Domestic Relations Law, Failure to Pay Child Support, Family Law, federal lawTags child support, Criminal Offense, enforcement, Family Law, federal court, federal law, New York LawLeave a comment	Family Court and Willful Failure to Pay Child Support	There is a presumption, applicable to child support enforcement proceedings in Family Court that a party, against whom a child support order was issued, has sufficient means to support his/her minor children. See Family Court Act § 437. The evidence that the party directed to pay child support has failed to pay support as ordered, constitutes “prima facie evidence of a willful violation”. Family Court Act § 454(3)(a). Once the petition alleging willful violation of a child support order was filed in the Family Court, the burden then shifts to respondent to adduce some competent, credible evidence of his/her inability to make the required payments. If the requisite showing is not made, the party will be found to have willfully failed to pay child support. Once this finding is made, the party is liable to a range of penalties, including attorneys fees and possible incarceration.
Posted on September 15, 2008April 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, New York Law, procedure, Supreme CourtTags child support, contempt, enforcement, failure to pay, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, petition, presumption, willfulLeave a comment	Calculations of Child Support in New York	The New York courts use a statutory guidelines to determine what child support amount the non-custodial parent is obligated to pay. The guidelines as applicable to the Supreme Court in actions for separation and divorce are contained in Domestic Relations Law §240 and its counterpart for the Family Court is contained in Family Court Act §413. New York child support amounts are based partly on the non-custodial parent’s adjusted gross income and partly on how many children are on the order. The court determines the non-custodial parent’s gross income, and then deducts from that amount Medicare, social security tax, New York City or Yonkers tax, and other allowable deductions to establish the non-custodial parent’s adjusted gross income. An identical calculation is performed with respect to the income of the custodial parent. The court then multiplies the combined adjusted gross income by the standard guideline percentage for the number of children. These percentages are 17% for one child, 25% for two children, 29% for three children, 31% for four children, and at least 35% for five or more children. Subsequently, that child support amount is multiplied by the ratio of non-custodial parent’s adjusted gross income to the combined adjusted gross income.
Posted on September 15, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, child support enforcement, Child Support Standards Act, court orders, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, procedure, Supreme CourtTags calculations, child support, enforcement, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, presumption, Supreme CourtLeave a comment	Proudly powered by WordPress