Cellamare v. Lakeman

In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4 to terminate an order of child support dated December 21, 2004, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (McElrath, J.), dated January 5, 2006, which denied her objections to an order of the same court (Weir-Reeves, S.M.), dated November 23, 2005, which, after a hearing, dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

A parent’s duty to support his or her child until the child reaches the age of 21 years is a matter of fundamental public policy in New York (see Family…