Chemung County Department of Social Services v. Crane

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lahtinen, J.P

Respondent’s two children (born in 1994 and 1995), who lived with their mother, received public assistance benefits of $662 per month from February 2010 to February 2011. Petitioner attempted to bring a support proceeding against respondent during such time, but it was unable to locate him to effect service of its petition. After payment of public assistance benefits to respondent’s children had ceased, petitioner ostensibly located respondent and commenced the current support proceeding in *92July 2011 seeking to recoup $50 per month of the public assistance…