Opinion
2002-07026
Submitted June 9, 2003.
July 14, 2003.
In a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Dounias, J.), entered July 11, 2002, which denied his objections to an order of the same court (Goglas, H.E.), entered March 22, 2002, which, after a hearing, denied his petition for a downward modification of child support.
Charles S. Sherman, Mineola, N.Y., for appellant.
Sheryl Benward, East Northport, N.Y., respondent pro se.
Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., SONDRA MILLER, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, HOWARD MILLER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
As a party seeking a downward modification of child support, the father had the burden of establishing an unanticipated and unreasonable change of circumstance ( see Matter of Boden v. Boden, 42 N.Y.2d 210, 213; Matter of Heverin v. Sackel, 239 A.D.2d 418). The record supports the determination of the Family Court that the father did not meet the requisite burden so as to entitle him to a downward modification of child support.
RITTER, J.P., S. MILLER, LUCIANO and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.