Legal Opinion
Wood v. Rocker
New York City Family Court
Decided August 29, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. McLaughlin, J.
The court holds that where a paternity proceeding is brought by the Commissioner of Social Services exercising his right to bring such a petition, and the commissioner’s petition is brought two or more years after the birth of the child, when the child ceases to receive public assistance, the mother is not entitled to have the payments awarded to the commissioner paid to her pursuant to section 571 (subd 3, par [a]) of the Family Court Act, but rather she is entitled to a de novo hearing on the issue of support pursuant to section 571 (subd 3, par…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commissioner of Public Welfare v. KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Parker v. StageNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Acetate Box Corp. v. JohnsenNew York Supreme Court · 1948
- Derocha v. BergerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In re the Commercial Casualty InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Morowitz v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1988
- Wymer v. WymerUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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