MATTER OF HOUSTON v. TOIA


88 Misc.2d 191 (1976)

In the Matter of Mary Houston, Individually and on Behalf of Her Infant Child, Kenneth Houston, Petitioner, v. Philip Toia et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.

September 20, 1976


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard S. Clark and Carl Jay Nathanson for petitioner. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General, for Philip Toia, respondent.


BERTRAM HARNETT, J.

Sometimes administrative decisions lose sight of reality. The goals of a social program may become obscured on a lengthening trial of regulations and fine print. Here, we have young Kenneth Houston, a full-time student in a special governmentally sponsored school pursuing a high school equivalency diploma. The Department of Social Services says he has to quit his school, or his mother will lose part of her aid to dependent children...

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