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NYPTI Law - NYS Statutes
ยง 513. Obligation of parents. Subject to the provisions of paragraph
(f) of subdivision six of section three hundred ninety-eight of the
social services law, each parent of a child born out of wedlock is
chargeable with the support of such child including the child's funeral
expenses and, if possessed of sufficient means or able to earn such
means, shall be required to pay child support. A court shall make an
award for child support pursuant to subdivision one of section four
hundred thirteen of this act.
