Case Name: Robert Pethick, Appellant, v. Elizabeth Pethick, Now Known as Elizabeth Caccamise, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-12-30
Citations: 90 A.D.3d 1696
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robert Pethick, Appellant, v Elizabeth Pethick, Now Known as Elizabeth Caccamise, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 90
Pages: 1696–1696

Head Matter:
Robert Pethick, Appellant, v Elizabeth Pethick, Now Known as Elizabeth Caccamise, Respondent.
[935 NYS2d 521]

Opinion:
Memorandum:
Plaintiffs sole contention on appeal is that the parties' separation agreement, which was incorporated into the judgment of divorce, created a binding obligation on defendant to contribute to the college expenses of the parties' child and thus that Supreme Court erred in refusing to direct defendant to reimburse him for the college expenses that he incurred before he filed his motion seeking, inter alia, that relief. Plaintiff's contention is not properly before us, however, inasmuch as the Support Magistrate determined, after a hearing, that the college education provision of the separation agreement was unenforceable, and plaintiff failed to appeal from that order (see Matter of Hammill v Mayer, 66 AD3d 1196, 1197-1198 [2009]; Matter of Clark v Clark, 61 AD3d 1274 [2009], lv denied 13 NY3d 702 [2009]; Matter of Regan v Zalucky, 56 AD3d 825, 826-827 [2008]). We therefore dismiss the appeal (see generally Abasciano v Dandrea, 83 AD3d 1542, 1542-1543 [2011]). Present — Smith, J.E, Fahey, Peradotto, Garni and Sconiers, JJ.