Governmental obligation to child
§ 515. Governmental obligation to child. In case of the neglect or inability of the parents to provide for the support and education of the child, it shall be supported by the county, city or town chargeable therewith under the provisions of the social welfare law.
If the parents cannot or will not support the child, the county, city or town must — under the Social Services Law. The locality is the backstop when the family cannot pay. ★
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.