Evans v. Matthews

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date filed: 1977-01-21
Citations: 55 A.D.2d 1047, 391 N.Y.S.2d 238, 1977 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10406
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Lead Opinion

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs, for the reasons stated at Family Court, Rosenbloom, J., and in the following memorandum: We merely add that the Department of Social Services stands in the shoes of the legitimate children, who are recipients of public assistance, for the purpose

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of asserting their rights to equal support with the born out-of-wedlock children of this same father (Social Services Law, § 101-a). (Appeal from amended order of Monroe County Family Court — support.) Present — Cardamone, J. P., Simons, Dillon, Goldman and Witmer, JJ.