Obligation of parents
§ 513. Obligation of parents. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of subdivision six of section three hundred ninety-eight of the social services law, each parent of a child born out of wedlock is chargeable with the support of such child including the child's funeral expenses and, if possessed of sufficient means or able to earn such means, shall be required to pay child support. A court shall make an award for child support pursuant to subdivision one of section four hundred thirteen of this act.
Each parent of a child born out of wedlock is chargeable with the child's support (including funeral expenses), and if able, must pay child support. The award is made under § 413(1) (the child-support standards).
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.