Legal Opinion
Zehner v. Fahey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 15, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sweeney, J.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the Department of Social Services can compel a 16-year-old minor who is married and living with her husband to co-operate in filing a support petition against her parents under section 101 of the Social Services Law in order to continue to receive public assistance. Special Term answered this question in the affirmative relying upon our decision in Matter of Bickford v Bickford (55 AD2d 719) in which this court held that emancipation alone was not enough to terminate a child’s statutory rights to support.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parker v. StageNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Bickford v. BickfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Thompson v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Henry v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984