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WHERE NEITHER PARENT CAN BE SAID TO HAVE CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE PARENT WITH THE GREATER RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEEMED THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT PURPOSES (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Iannacci, in a matter of first impression in the Second Department, determined that where custody is effectively shared equally the parent with the greater resources should be deemed the noncustodial parent for child support purposes:

We conclude, to the contrary, that the court-ordered custody arrangement in this case splits the parents’ physical custody of the children in such a manner that “neither can be said to have physical custody of the children for a majority of the time” … . In such circumstances, the parent having the higher income and thus bearing the greater pro rata share of the child support obligation, here, allegedly, the father, is deemed the noncustodial parent for child support purposes … . * * *

.. [W]hile counting custodial overnights may suffice in most shared custody cases, that approach should not be applied where it does not reflect the reality of the situation. Similarly, while it may be clear in most cases which parent’s share of the parenting time constitutes the majority of custodial time … , the reality of the situation must also be considered where there is a closer division of parenting time. * * *

… [T]his is a case in which the “custodial arrangement splits the children’s physical custody so that neither can be said to have physical custody of the children for a majority of the time” … . Thus, “the parent having the greater pro rata share of the child support obligation, determined after application of the three-step statutory formula of the CSSA, should be identified as the ‘noncustodial’ parent” … . Matter of Smisek v DeSantis, 2022 NY Slip Op 05210, Second Dept 9-21-22

Practice Point: In a matter of first impression in the Second Department. the appellate court determined that where neither parent has custody of the children for a majority of the time, the parent with the greater resources should be deemed the noncustodial parent for child support purposes.

 

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