Matter of Bailey v. Bailey
Decision Date | 22 February 2005 |
Docket Number | 2004-03376. |
Citation | 790 N.Y.S.2d 215,2005 NY Slip Op 01355,15 A.D.3d 577 |
Parties | In the Matter of OLIVIA BAILEY, Appellant, v. LEANDO BAILEY, Respondent. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Parents of minor children are responsible for their children's support until age 21 (see Family Ct Act § 413; Matter of Roe v Doe, 29 NY2d 188, 192-193 [1971]). Nevertheless, children of employable age and in full possession of their faculties who voluntarily and without cause abandon their home, against the will of their parents and for the purpose of avoiding parental control, forfeit their right to demand support even if they are not financially self-sufficient (see Matter of Parker v Stage, 43 NY2d 128 [1977]; Matter of Roe v Doe, supra; Matter of Donnelly v Donnelly, 14 AD3d 811 [2005]; Matter of Commissioner of Social Servs. [Jones] v Jones-Gamble, 227 AD2d 618 [1996]). On this record, there was ample evidence to support a finding that the petitioner had abandoned the respondent's home without cause in January 2000, at the age of 17. Accordingly, there is no basis to disturb the findings of the Support Magistrate, who was in the best position to assess the credibility of the witnesses and the evidence offered (see Matter of Heyn v Burr, 6 AD3d 781, 782 [2004]).
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