Dumpson v. Cembalist

Order of the Family Court, Bronx County, dated November 5,1964, directing appellant, pursuant to section 415 of the Family Court Act, to pay $25 per week towards the support of her 88-year-old father, unanimously reversed on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court for a new hearing. There is no dispute that appellant’s father is a guest at Kingsbrddge House in The Bronx and that the cost of maintaining him there is $460 per month. Section 415 of the Family Court Act makes the child of a recipient of public assistance or care…