Justice Janowitz, sitting in the Supreme Court of Nassau County, recently dealt with a case involving a father who voluntarily retired, for the sole purpose of reducing his financial obligations for child support. In this case, the wife sued her husband based on cruel and inhuman treatment for a divorce. A stipulation was entered into dealing with custody, support, maintenance and equitable distribution of property.
Retirement Reduces Father’s Income
The father was a former police officer. He voluntarily retired, which had the impact of reducing his income from $210,000 a year to $60,000 a year. Query: Did I make a mistake in going to law school?
Justice Janowitz’s decision pointed out that the father’s voluntary retirement took place one week after he granted the divorce. Justice Janowitz found that the father’s reasons for retiring were not credible. The father had argued that his retirement was based on maximizing his pension benefits. Judge Janowitz pointed out, in his decision, that this was unsubstantiated by the evidence submitted to the court. The Judge stated in his decision that the reason for the father’s retirement was solely related to reducing his child support obligations. Judge Janowitz imputed to the father his pre-retirement income and awarded the mother $34,680 annually in child support.
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