Legal Opinion
Bergen County Welfare Board v. Cueman
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 19, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Minuskin, P. J. J. D. R. C.
This matter was brought before the court by the Bergen County Welfare Board as assignee of the support rights of Berendina Verga pursuant to N. J. S. A. 44:1-140, 44:10-2 and 44:7-19.
The issue which faces the court is whether an agreement between a mother and father for the support of a child bars the Bergen County Welfare Board from instituting proceedings on the mother’s behalf for reimbursement from the father of all assistance extended to her for the support of the child.
The essential facts are not in dispute:
Defendant Russell Cueman is the father of a child…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Veazey v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Pierce v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Fairken Associates v. HutchinNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- Essex Cty. Welfare Div. v. SimonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- Kernbach v. KernbachNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
- Town of Secaucus v. City of Jersey CityNew Jersey Tax Court · 2003