Costello v. Geiser

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Washington County (Berke, J.), entered June 24, 1992, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, to direct respondent to pay medical expenses associated with the birth of his child.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether respondent, the father of a child born out of wedlock, must bear the actual cost of the confinement and care provided to the unwed mother and child by the hospital and such other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the pregnancy as Family Court in its…