Cheatham v. Juras

Petitioner appeals from a final order, dated April 13,1972, of the Public Welfare Division requiring him to pay $1,089 toward the support of his needy mother for 11 months in 1969. The order was made pursuant to the Relatives’ Responsibility Law, ORS ch 416.

The petitioner contends he should be exempt from any support payment under ORS 416.030 (2)(c) which provides that no liability for support shall be imposed

“* * * if, during the minority of the child, such person [the mother] wilfully deserted or abandoned the child, or, by expulsion or cruelty, drove the child from the parental home * *

The…