Yinuo Yin v. Xiao Feng Qiao, 2021-00733 The lower court properly denied that branch of the plaintiff’s motion which was for an award of pendente lite maintenance, without prejudice, since she failed to attach a statement of net worth to her motion papers (see 22 NYCRR...

Fisch v. Davidson, 2021-00155 The Second Department reversed the Order of the Suffolk County Supreme Court which denied the defendant's motion for change of venue of the divorce action from Suffolk County to New York County.  Suffolk County was not a proper venue...

Matter of Nizen v. Jacobellis, 2021-06576 The Family Court properly denied the father’s objections to an order of a support magistrate on the ground of improper service.  The father did not claim or bring forward evidence that he attempted to serve his objections upon...

Matter of Petrushka v. Abizadeh, 2021-04373 The Family Court properly denied the father’s objections to the Support Magistrate’s order dated February 21, 2020, which granted the mother’s petition for a downward modification of her child support obligation.  Contrary...

Matter of Sylvester v. Goffe, 2020-07276 The parties have one child together, who was born in 2015.  Pursuant to an order, the father was directed, among other things, to pay $100 weekly in basic child support.  In August 2019, the mother filed a petition, alleging...

Matter of LaPeta v. Restivo, 2021-03206 Here, the parties share one child.  In November 2020, the father petitioned to modify the parties’ parental access arrangement, as set forth in a January 7, 2020 order entered on consent.  Under the January 2020 order, the...

Matter of V. (Anonymous) v. E. (Anonymous), 2021-02954 In June 2020, the petitioner commenced this proceeding for a declaration that he is the father of the subject child and an order for genetic testing.  Following a determination that the mother married her husband...

Keren v. Keren, 2019-03124 In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appealed from an amended judgment of divorce which, upon a decision of the lower court dated August 22, 2018, following a trial, awarded the plaintiff 50% of the defendant’s...

Hepheastou v. Spaliaras, 2020-08062 The parties were married in May 2013 and have two children.  In June 2016, the plaintiff commenced this action for a divorce and ancillary relief shortly after she moved from the marital residence with the parties’ first child,...

Matter of Marinho v. Apolinario, 2020-06854 The parties were married and have four children together.  During their marriage, they lived in New Jersey.  The parties entered into a Property Settlement and Separation Agreement (‘the agreement’) in New Jersey, providing...