MARCH 2, 2022 DECISIONS

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...

FEBRUARY 23, 2022 DECISIONS

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...

FEBRUARY 16, 2022 DECISIONS

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...

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 DECISIONS

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...

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 DECISIONS

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...

JANUARY 26, 2022 DECISIONS

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...