Roe v. Doe
New York Court of Appeals
29 N.Y.2d 188, 324 N.Y.S.2d 71, 272 N.E.2d 567 (1971)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
A 19-year-old woman was attending college when her father learned that, against his instructions, she had moved out of the college dormitory. The father ended all financial support to his daughter and instructed her to return home. The daughter refused. The daughter sold her car, which had been a gift from her father, and used the proceeds to pay her living expenses for the remainder of the school year. The daughter fared poorly academically and experimented with drugs. A court-appointed guardian for the daughter, who was still a minor for child-support purposes, brought an action in family court to compel the father to provide reasonable support. The father was ordered to pay tuition and medical expenses for the next school year and $250 per month until his daughter turned 21. On appeal, the order was modified to apply only to the current semester’s university and medical bills. The daughter appealed. The New York Court of Appeals granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Scileppi, J.)
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