STATE BD. OF CHILD WELFARE v. P.G.F.


57 N.J. Super. 370 (1959)

154 A.2d 746

STATE BOARD OF CHILD WELFARE, PLAINTIFF, v. P.G.F., DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Essex County.

Decided September 29, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eugene T. Urbaniak, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for plaintiff (Mr. David D. Furman, Attorney General, attorney).

Mrs. Janet W. Freeman argued the cause for defendant (Mr. Fred Freeman, attorney; Mr. Martin L. Duyk, on the brief).


BELLFATTO, J.J.D.R.C.

The question presented is whether under R.S. 44:1-140 a person may be compelled to support the illegitimate child of his illegitimate daughter. R.S. 44:1-140 is L. 1924, c. 132, sec. 74, which is "An Act for the settlement and relief of the poor," etc. The section in question provides that:

"The father, grandfather, mother, grandmother, children, grandchildren, and husband or wife, severally and...

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