The appellant father appealed an order staying his motion to change a 2006 child support order until he paid $10,000 in security for costs and $4,000 in outstanding costs.
The father, who had moved to North Macedonia and accumulated over $118,000 in arrears, argued the order extinguished his claims and ignored his impecuniosity.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, finding the motions judge correctly applied Rule 24(20) of the Family Law Rules and the frameworks from Colucci and D.B.S. The court held there was no palpable and overriding error in finding the father engaged in blameworthy conduct by ignoring his support obligations for 18 years and relocating without paying support.
