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BAST v. ROSSOFF

91 N.Y.2d 723 (1998)

697 N.E.2d 1009

675 N.Y.S.2d 19

Michael Bast, Appellant, v. Shelley R. Rossoff, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scheinkman, Fredman & Kosan, L. L. P., White Plains (Howard B. Felcher, Alan D. Scheinkman, E. Michael Kosan and Lois N. Rosen of counsel), for appellant.

Mark S. Helweil, New York City, and Mary Lou Chatterton for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

WESLEY, J.

On this appeal we must resolve the issue of how child support should be calculated when parents have "shared custody" of their child. Balancing the policy considerations behind enactment of the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA) against the practical challenges of applying the CSSA in shared custody situations, we hold that child support in a shared custody case should be calculated as it is in any...

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