Katz v. Dotan

• Decision Date: 06 December 2011
• Citation: 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 08943,90 A.D.3d 661,933 N.Y.S.2d 870
• Parties: In the Matter of Amos KATZ, appellant, v. Hazel DOTAN, respondent.In the Matter of Hazel Dotan, respondent, v. Amos Katz, appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 08943

90 A.D.3d 661

933 N.Y.S.2d 870

In the Matter of Amos KATZ, appellant,

v.Hazel DOTAN, respondent.In the Matter of Hazel Dotan, respondent,

v.Amos Katz, appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Dec. 6, 2011.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HEREAmos Katz, Haifa, Israel, appellant pro se.

In related child support proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Kent, J.), dated May 21, 2010, which denied his objections to two orders of the same court (Cahn, S.M.), both dated February 5, 2010, which, after a hearing, inter alia, denied his petition for a downward modification of his child support obligation.

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal ( see Family Ct. Act § 1118; CPLR 5525[a]; Matter of Remy v. Mitchell, 60 A.D.3d 860, 874 N.Y.S.2d 387). The failure to provide necessary transcripts inhibits the Court's ability to render an informed decision on the merits of the appeal ( see Matter of Rudick v. Rudick, 16 A.D.3d 514, 791 N.Y.S.2d 170). In this case, the full record of the proceedings in the Family Court has not been transcribed ( see Matter of Davis v. Pegues, 266 A.D.2d 288, 698 N.Y.S.2d 499; Matter of Baiko v. Baiko, 141 A.D.2d 635, 530 N.Y.S.2d 7).

This appeal must be dismissed, as the papers provided were patently insufficient for the purpose of reviewing the issues the father has raised ( see Matter of Remy v. Mitchell, 60 A.D.3d at 860, 874 N.Y.S.2d 387; Matter of Zullo v. Hom, 22 A.D.3d 675, 676, 801 N.Y.S.2d 913; Matter of Rudick v. Rudick, 16 A.D.3d at 514, 791 N.Y.S.2d 170).

RIVERA, J.P., LEVENTHAL, BELEN and ROMAN, JJ., concur.