MATTER OF ROSE v. Moody

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bellacosa, J.

Respondent mother has custody of two of her children and subsists on Social Services financial aid. Family Court rejected petitioner Oswego County Social Services Commissioner’s objections to the Hearing Examiner’s findings and determination that the respondent mother’s child support obligation for her third, noncustodial child was $0. The Commissioner and intervenor Attorney-General of the State of New York appeal as of right on constitutional grounds from the Appellate Division’s order affirming Family Court. They argue that New York’s Family Court Act § 413…