Glinski v. Glinski

Decision Date29 December 1993
Citation199 A.D.2d 994,606 N.Y.S.2d 468
PartiesMatter of Marvin GLINSKI, Appellant, v. Suzanne M. GLINSKI, Respondent.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Before: PINE, J.P., and BALIO, DOERR and BOEHM, JJ.

MEMORANDUM:

The Hearing Examiner's conclusion that petitioner was not entitled to a downward modification of child support is against the weight of the evidence. The record shows that in 1991 petitioner was laid off from employment as a computer systems analyst at a company in West Seneca, where he earned $41,000 a year. He was found eligible for unemployment benefits of $280 per week, which he received from April to October 1991. Throughout that time, however, his expenses were $470 a week, including child support payments; he had to borrow the difference from members of his family, and subsequently filed a Chapter 7 (U.S.Code, tit. 11) bankruptcy proceeding. The record amply demonstrates that petitioner made diligent and persistent efforts to obtain employment in the computer field via numerous letters to potential employers, newspaper ads and job interviews both in and outside the Buffalo area, but was unsuccessful. Indeed, he was about to apply for public assistance. Petitioner proved that he was entitled to a downward modification of his child support obligation (see, Dowd v. Dowd, 178 A.D.2d 330, 577 N.Y.S.2d 395; Andre v. Andre, 78 A.D.2d 974, 433 N.Y.S.2d 678).

The matter is remitted to Family Court for proof of petitioner's current financial situation and a determination of petitioner's obligation for child support. Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition granted and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings.

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