Legal Opinion
Commissioner of Social Services v. Ruben O.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1991PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, New York County (Michael Gage, J.), entered on or about March 11, 1991, which denied respondent’s motion for dismissal of a petition brought by the Commissioner of Social Services under *406article 5 of the Family Court Act, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The respondent putative father entered into an agreement in April 1977 to pay $100 weekly in child support pursuant to Family Court Act § 516. The child has now become a public charge, and the Commissioner, as assignee of the mother’s right to support (Social Services Law § 111-b), seeks to increase the putative…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commissioner of Social Services ex rel. Wandel v. SegarraNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Avildsen v. PrystayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Bancroft v. Court of Special SessionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Bancroft v. Court of Special SessionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Wilmer W.New York City Family Court · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Ruben O.New York Court of Appeals · 1992