Szilagyi v. Szilagyi

The grandmother of two minor children has been held liable to pay for their support under subdivision 3 of section 101 of the Domestic Relations Court Act. The statute provides:

“ 3. Where the father of a child included in a petition for support is dead, or where the court, in its judgment, is unable to secure adequate support for such child from its parents, and the child’s grandparents are of sufficient means to support it, said grandparents are hereby declared to be chargeable with the support of such grandchild and may be required to pay a fair and reasonable sum according to their means,…