Legal Opinion
Calabro v. Calabro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the father’s contentions, the Family Court *809properly concluded that the subject child was not emancipated. A parent is obligated to support his or her minor child until the age of 21 (see Family Ct Act § 413), unless the child becomes emancipated, which occurs once the child becomes economically independent through employment and is self-supporting (see Family Ct Act § 413 [1] [a]; Matter of Fortunato v Fortunato, 242 AD2d 720). In the present case, the parties entered into a stipulation of settlement which provided that the child would be deemed emancipated, inter alia, when she…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alice C. v. Bernard G. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Fortunato v. FortunatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Jaffee v. JaffeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Howard v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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