The Director of the Family Responsibility Office sought a Temporary Default Order against the payor for child support arrears totaling over $52,000.
The payor argued he was unable to work due to a medical condition and that he had prepaid support through a matrimonial home refinancing transaction.
The court rejected the payor's evidence as uncorroborated and found the medical letter inadmissible.
The court held the payor failed to demonstrate a valid reason excusing his default and ordered him to pay ongoing support plus a nominal amount toward arrears, with a suspended committal term for future default.
