MATTER OF MARTINEZ v. DiFIORE

Index No. 160806/17. Appeal No. 12491-12491A. Case No. 2020-01901.

188 A.D.3d 605 (2020)

132 N.Y.S.3d 744

2020 NY Slip Op 06958

In the Matter of Liz Martinez et al., Appellants, v. Janet DiFiore, in Her Official Capacity as Chief Judge of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 24, 2020.


Petitioners, 10 custodial parents who have brought proceedings in Family Courts to enforce child support orders, seek to compel respondents to enforce the requirements of Uniform Rules for Family Court (22 NYCRR) § 205.43 that require hearings on willful violation to be completed within 90 days and limit the grant of adjournments to those for "good cause shown" and for limited durations (rule 205.43[b]-[d]). In addition, the rule requires support magistrates to issue...

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