Montayre v. Montayre

There is no common-law obligation for a stepfather to support stepchildren. (Matter of Ackerman, 116 N. Y. 654.) The statutory authority conferred upon the court in actions for divorce or separation to require the husband to provide for the support of his children before final judgment is limited to the issue of the marriage. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1169; Wood v. Wood, 61 App. Div. 96, 99.) This has not been changed by section 125 of the *203Public Welfare Law, which provides that stepparents shall be responsible for the support of minor stepchildren providing the child is a recipient of public relief…