Opinion
November 6, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brucia, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is settled that in order to obtain a reduction of support or other financial provisions of a judgment of divorce or separation, the party seeking the reduction bears the burden of establishing a substantial change of circumstances (see, Nordhauser v Nordhauser, 130 A.D.2d 561; Tagarelli v Tagarelli, 50 A.D.2d 917, 918). Such a showing, however must be made initially by affidavit before the hearing processes of the court can be invoked (see, Hickland v Hickland, 56 A.D.2d 978, 979). The defendant's conclusory allegations fall far short of creating issues of material fact necessitating a hearing with respect to the contentions of changed circumstances. Accordingly, summary disposition of the defendant's motion was proper.
We have reviewed the defendant's remaining contention and conclude that it is without merit. Mangano, P.J., Miller, Santucci and Hart, JJ., concur.