Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The proof before the Hearing Examiner of the father's failure to pay court-ordered child support constituted prima facie evidence of a willful violation of the support order (see, Family Ct Act § 454 [3] [a]). The burden of going forward then shifted to the father to offer competent, credible evidence of his inability to comply with the order (see, Matter of Powers v Powers<...
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