Legal Opinion
In re Commissioner of Social Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In three proceedings pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate the parental rights of the natural mother, legal father, and putative father, the putative father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Yancey, J.), dated October 13, 1994, which, after a hearing, terminated his parental rights on the ground that he currently is, and for the foreseeable future will be, unable by reason of mental illness to provide proper and adequate care for his children.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In 1989 the presentment agency filed a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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