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This LCM is intended to provide the social services districts' Child Support Enforcement Units (CSEUs) with updated information regarding the status of Velasquez v. Bane, a class-action lawsuit concerning $25 per month "minimum orders" issued by the State's family courts pursuant to Family Court Act (FCA) 413.1(g). As the social services districts have been advised previously, Velasquez addresses the manner in which the Department and the social services districts must implement the Court of Appeals' ruling in Rose v. Moody, 83 NY2d 65 (1993), which held that FCA 413.1(g) was invalid insofar as it precluded the family court from issuing child support orders of less than $25 per month. The social services districts were previously advised in 94 LCM-81 of actions they were required to implement as a result of the Velasquez preliminary injunction. This LCM supplements the instructions contained in 94 LCM-81. Until further notice, the instructions in 94 LCM-81 remain in effect.
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