Since respondent provided insufficient evidence to allow the Support Magistrate to determine his gross income and its application to various asserted medical conditions, the Magistrate had no option but to base his determination of child support on the child's needs (Family Ct Act § 413 [1] [k]), rather than on respondent's means (§ 413 [1] [a]; see Matter of Denham v Kaplan,
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