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MARGARET E. VISCARDI, respondent, v. PETER G. VISCARDI, appellant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

"In determining a party's maintenance or child support obligation, a court need not rely upon the party's own account of his or her finances, but may impute income based upon the party's past income or demonstrated earning potential" (Brown v. Brown, 239 A.D.2d 535; see Kay v. Kay, 37 N.Y.2d 632; Rocanello v. Rocanello, 254 A.D.2d 269). Here, the evidence established that the plaintiff wife had not worked outside the home during much of the marriage and had obtained employment as an office coordinator after the defendant husband left the marital residence. Although the defendant claimed to be unemployed, the Supreme Court did not credit his testimony that he made a good faith effort to obtain employment commensurate with his qualifications and work experience (see Matter of Davis v. Davis, 197 A.D.2d 622, 623). Accordingly, the Supreme Court's determination that the defendant must pay maintenance to the plaintiff and maintain medical insurance for her benefit is supported by the record.

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.

FEUERSTEIN, J.P., SMITH, TOWNES and COZIER, JJ., concur.

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VISCARDI v. VISCARDI
(Mar 3, 2003)