Gold v. Fisher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a child support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County (Bennett, J.), dated March 31, 2008, which, after a hearing, denied his petition to vacate a child support order.
*444Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
It is fundamental public policy in New York that parents are responsible for their children’s support until age 21 (see Family Ct Act § 413; Matter of Roe v Doe, 29 NY2d 188, 192-193 [1971]). Nevertheless, under the doctrine of constructive emancipation, “a child of employable age…
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