Case Name: In the Matter of Joan Eaton-Freeman, Appellant, v. James A. Hughes, as Hearing Examiner of Herkimer County Family Court, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-04-14
Citations: 149 A.D.2d 970
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Joan Eaton-Freeman, Appellant, v James A. Hughes, as Hearing Examiner of Herkimer County Family Court, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 970–971

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Joan Eaton-Freeman, Appellant, v James A. Hughes, as Hearing Examiner of Herkimer County Family Court, Respondent.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed petitioner's application seeking a writ of prohibition. In our view, respondent was acting within his lawful authority in ordering disclosure of the jointly filed tax returns of peti tioner and her husband, who is a party to the Family Court support proceeding (see, Family Ct Act § 439 [c]; Benson v Benson, 108 Misc 2d 892, 894). (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Herkimer County, O'Donnell, J. — art 78.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Doerr, Green and Davis, JJ.