Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and proceeding remitted to the Family Court for a full hearing and (1) a new determination as to whether there was a willful violation of the support order and (2) a determination of the application for a downward modification.
The statute requires that a finding of willful disobedience be based upon "competent proof" (Family Ct Act, § 454). In Matter of Burchett v Burchett (
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