A New York girl's reliance on her stepfather's "parent-like" behavior precludes him from discontinuing financial support now that he is divorcing the girl's mother, a state judge has ruled. "D.H. justifiably relied on [her stepfather's] parent-like actions, as evidenced by her calling him 'daddy,'" Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer found, based on the doctrine of equitable estoppel. Gesmer ruled that the stepfather was liable for child support for his 18-year-old stepdaughter until she turns 21.
November 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A Bronx, N.Y., girl’s reliance on her stepfather’s “parent-like” behavior precludes him from discontinuing financial support now that he is divorcing the girl’s mother, a judge has ruled.
“D.H. justifiably relied on [her stepfather's] parent-like actions, as evidenced by her calling him ‘daddy,’” Bronx Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer held in D.M. v. C.M., 12617/04. “It would undoubtedly be to her detriment for [him] not to fulfill his promise.”
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