New York Divorce Report - New York's Divorce and Family Law Blog

This is a common scenario - you are seeking a court order for child support, but the non-custodial parent is claiming an annual income far less than you suspect he/she actually earns. One way to prove that a party’s actual income is higher than his/her reported income is to illustrate how his/her reported lifestyle could not be supported by the reported income. The Appellate Division in Strella v. Ferro ruled that: in calculating a party's child support obligation, the court "need not rely upon the party's own account of his or her finances, but may impute income based upon the... More