St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services ex rel. Edward P. v. Edward O.

Mikoll, J. P.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Nelson, J.), entered June 4, 1996, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to, inter alia, direct respondents to pay child support arrears.

Respondents became aware in August 1989 that their then 17-year-old adopted son, Edward P. (hereinafter the child), *883born in 1972, had sexually abused his sisters. Respondents notified the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation was conducted and the child was subsequently placed in foster care. Petitioner…