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               By order dated May 28, 1999 (the May order), petitioner was            
          obligated to pay biweekly child support of $318.46, plus the                
          “entire mortgage” on the marital residence.  As best can be                 
          determined from the record, the reference to the “entire                    
          mortgage” in the May order did not require petitioner to pay                
          completely the then-outstanding balance on the mortgage; rather             
          it required him to continue to make the then-in-effect $1,200               
          monthly mortgage payments (plus any arrearage).  The May order              
          suggests that $600 (one-half) of the monthly mortgage payment is            
          attributable to petitioner’s former spouse and child, and he is             
          given credit for this amount against his “CSSA obligation” of               
          $1,290 per month support obligation otherwise determined in that            
          order.                                                                      
               Taking into account various relevant factors under New York            
          law, petitioner’s monthly support obligation is expressly                   
          calculated in the May order as follows: “$600 for payment of                
          mortgage [on the marital residence] for spouse and child --                 
          leaving his support obligation of $690 per month or $318.46 bi-             
          weekly”.                                                                    
               At the time the May order was issued petitioner was                    
          apparently making the mortgage payments directly to the                     
          mortgagee.  This changed at some point, and petitioner became               
          obligated to pay to his former spouse the $600 described above.             
          This change is reflected in an order dated February 10, 2000 (the           






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