In the Matter of Dutchess County Department of Social Services v. Richard Day…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that child support obligations for a child placed in residential or foster care must be calculated under the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA) guidelines, even when the child receives public assistance. It also affirmed that the Hearing Examiner properly deviated from the basic CSSA amount based on the statutory factors, and therefore affirmed the lower court's support orders.