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DEBRA SOEHNGEN, Respondent, v. JOSEPH SOEHNGEN, Appellant.

Ordered that the appeal from the findings of fact dated June 19, 2007, is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, as no appeal lies therefrom ( see ELRAC, Inc. v Belessis, 303 AD2d 445, 446); and it is further,

Ordered that the order dated December 19, 2007, is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

Initially, we note that although the defendant has completed his sentence, the appeal from so much of the order dated December 19, 2007, as found him in contempt of a pendente lite support order dated January 3, 2005, has not been rendered academic, in light of the enduring consequences which might flow from the finding that he violated the support order ( see Matter of Saintime v Saint Surin, 40 AD3d 1103; Matter of Christine G., 36 AD3d 615, 616; Matter of Er-Mei Y., 29 AD3d 1013).

The Supreme Court properly determined that the defendant was in contempt of the pendente lite support order dated January 3, 2005, as the record revealed clear and convincing evidence that the defendant willfully violated a clear and unequivocal mandate of the court, thereby prejudicing the plaintiff's right to temporary child support and maintenance ( see Matter of McCormick v Axelrod, 59 NY2d 574, 583; Massimi v Massimi, 56 AD3d 624; Rienzi v Rienzi, 23 AD3d 447, 449).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

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SOEHNGEN v. SOEHNGEN
(Jan 27, 2009)