MATTER OF CANNALONGA v. DOAR


51 A.D.3d 552 (2008)

858 N.Y.S.2d 152

In the Matter of THERESA CANNALONGA, Appellant, v. ROBERT DOAR, as Commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance of the New York State Department of Family Assistance, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided May 22, 2008.


In August 2005, shortly after the birth of her daughter, petitioner, who at all relevant times has lived with her daughter and the latter's father, filed an application seeking temporary public assistance benefits for herself only, since her daughter's financial needs were being met by the daughter's father. While Social Services Law § 131-a (1) generally requires that public assistance be provided to "needy persons who constitute or are members of a family household...

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