Case Name: Martha M. Evans, Appellant, v. Burgess Matthews, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-01-21
Citations: 55 A.D.2d 1047
Docket Number: 
Parties: Martha M. Evans, Appellant, v Burgess Matthews, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 1047–1048

Head Matter:
Martha M. Evans, Appellant, v Burgess Matthews, Respondent.

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 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.