Lourdes G. v. Julio P.
Opinion of the Court
The court properly denied the father’s objection with respect to his petition for a downward modification, since he failed to comply with the Support Magistrate’s orders directing him to provide documents supporting his claim that his financial circumstances had changed for the worse (see Family Ct Act § 451 [2]; Matter of Boden v Boden, 42 NY2d 210, 213 [1977]; Gordon v Gordon, 82 AD3d 509 [1st Dept 2011]). The court properly found that the record was bereft of evidence that the Support Magistrate was biased or prejudiced against the father or that she acted improperly, and her skepticism appears to reflect the father’s gaps in proof, rather than bias.
The portion of the order appealed addressing the mother’s violation/enforcement petition did not finally resolve that issue and, thus, is not appealable (see CPLR 5701 [a] [1], [2]; Family Ct Act § 1112).
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