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Wells v. Wells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 30, 1997
242 A.D.2d 934 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

September 30, 1997

Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Gorski, J.

Present — Green, J.P., Pine, Doerr, Balio and Fallon, JJ.


We reject the contention of defendant that Supreme Court erred in summarily denying his cross motion for a downward modification of maintenance. The conclusory and unsubstantiated allegations of defendant that there is a substantial change of circumstances based on plaintiff's increase in income and his early retirement do not require a hearing (see, Martin v. Martin, 194 A.D.2d 769, 770; Schnoor v. Schnoor, 189 A.D.2d 809, 810; Nordhauser v Nordhauser, 130 A.D.2d 561, 662). At the time of the divorce, plaintiff was a housewife who had not worked outside of the home during the marriage. Defendant failed to demonstrate that plaintiff's subsequent increase in income was unanticipated. In addition, defendant submitted no proof, other than his unsubstantiated allegations, that he was compelled to take an early retirement at age 62, rather than at the age of 65 as allegedly contemplated at the time of the divorce (see, Martin v Martin, supra, at 770). Thus, the court properly determined that no hearing was necessary and properly denied the cross motion (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [9] [b]; McCarthy v McCarthy, 214 A.D.2d 1000, 1001; Stempler v. Stempler, 200 A.D.2d 733, 734).


Summaries of

Wells v. Wells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 30, 1997
242 A.D.2d 934 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Wells v. Wells

Case Details

Full title:JOAN M. WELLS, Respondent, v. RONALD C. WELLS, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Sep 30, 1997

Citations

242 A.D.2d 934 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
662 N.Y.S.2d 892

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