Commissioner of Social Services ex rel Kelly EE. v. Allan EE.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Barrett, J.), entered August 6, 1996, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to direct respondent to pay for support of his child.

On September 25, 1995, 18-year-old Kelly EE. became eligible to receive public assistance from petitioner. Petitioner filed a petition in Family Court seeking support from respondent, Kelly’s father (see, Social Services Law §§ 101-a, 102; Family Ct Act § 413), with whom she had resided until the fifth grade and for short periods in 1993 and 1995.…