Lindsay v. Lindsay-Lewis, 2017–00071
| Decision Date | 06 December 2017 |
| Docket Number | Docket No. F–7152–15,2017–00071 |
| Parties | Matter of John E. LINDSAY, appellant, v. Sheree N. LINDSAY–LEWIS, respondent. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
156 A.D.3d 642
64 N.Y.S.3d 564 (Mem)
Matter of John E. LINDSAY, appellant,
v.
Sheree N. LINDSAY–LEWIS, respondent.
2017–00071
Docket No. F–7152–15
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Submitted—November 14, 2017
December 6, 2017
John Erick Lindsay, named herein as John E. Lindsay, Wellington, Florida, appellant pro se.
Sheree Lindsay, sued herein as Sheree N. Lindsay–Lewis, Baldwin, NY, respondent pro se.
LEONARD B. AUSTIN, J.P., SHERI S. ROMAN, SANDRA L. SGROI, VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the father from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Felice J. Muraca, J.), dated November 14, 2016. The order denied the father's objections to an order of that court (Adam E. Small, S.M.), dated April 28, 2016, which, after a fact-finding hearing, dismissed, without prejudice, his petition for a downward modification of his child support obligation.
ORDERED that the order dated November 14, 2016, is affirmed, with costs.
A "party seeking modification of an order of child support has the burden of establishing the existence of a substantial change in circumstances warranting the modification" ( Matter of Baumgardner v. Baumgardner, 126 A.D.3d 895, 896–897, 6 N.Y.S.3d 90 ; see Matter of Rubenstein v. Rubenstein, 114 A.D.3d 798, 798, 980 N.Y.S.2d 531 ;
Matter of Suyunov v. Tarashchansky, 98 A.D.3d 744, 745, 950 N.Y.S.2d 399 ). "A parent's loss of employment may constitute a substantial change in circumstances" ( Matter of Rubenstein v. Rubenstein, 114 A.D.3d at 798, 980 N.Y.S.2d 531 ; see Matter of Suyunov v. Tarashchansky, 98 A.D.3d at 745, 950 N.Y.S.2d 399 ; Matter of Ceballos v. Castillo, 85 A.D.3d 1161, 1162, 926 N.Y.S.2d 142 ). A parent seeking downward modification of a child support obligation must submit competent proof that "the termination occurred through no fault of the parent and the parent has diligently sought re-employment commensurate with...
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