Title: In the Matter of Commissioner of Social Services, on Behalf of Maudlyn V.R. v. Paul C.

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

Document:

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 123  SSM 7
In the Matter of Commissioner of 
Social Services, on Behalf of 
Maudlyn V.R., 
            Respondent,
        v.
Paul C.,
            Appellant.
Submitted by Barry A. Elisofon, for appellant.
Submitted by Julie Steiner, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed,
with costs, and the certified question not answered upon the
ground it is unnecessary.
In this child support proceeding, the courts below
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correctly held that the Commissioner of Social Services was not
required to prove that the award of public assistance to the
mother was justified.  The father suggested that he could bear
the burden of proving that the mother had undisclosed resources
available for support of the child, but failed to make an
adequate offer of proof on this issue.
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, with costs, and certified question not answered
upon the ground that it is unnecessary, in a memorandum. Chief
Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott
and Jones concur.
Decided April 5, 2011
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