Legal Opinion

Jurgielewicz v. Johnston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 26, 2014PublishedCited by 6 opinions

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, Suffolk County (Loguercio, J), dated January 18, 2013, which, after a hearing, denied his petition to terminate his child support obligation on the grounds of constructive emancipation and parental alienation.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts, with costs, and the petition is granted.

“It is fundamental public policy in New York that parents are responsible for their children’s support until age 21” (Matter of Gold v Fisher, 59 AD3d 443, 444 [2009]; see…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Alice C. v. Bernard G. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Gansky v. GanskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Gold v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Grucci v. VillantiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Cornell v. CornellNew York Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Matter of Jones v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  5. Matter of Jose R. v. Yvette-Ortiz M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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