Thompson v. Thompson

—Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Rensselaer County, entered June 26, 1978, which provided that appellant pay petitioner the sum of $25 per week as support. We have recently held that whether the parent of a minor child on public assistance must pay support for that child is a question for the discretion of the court (Matter of Zehner v Fahey, 66 AD2d 297; see, also, Matter of Sevrie v Sevrie, 90 Misc 2d 321). This ruling complemented an earlier decision of the Court of *754Appeals which recognized that a father’s general obligation to support his children until they reach age 21…