Legal Opinion
John B. v. Niagara County Department of Social Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Determination unanimously annulled on the law without costs, amended petition granted and matter remitted to respondent Niagara County Department of Social Services for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Petitioners commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul the determination following a fair hearing to remove a foster child, Georgina, from their home and allow her to be adopted by another party. Georgina was placed in foster care with petitioners when she was approximately 3 ¥2 months old and has lived with them since that time. Her half-brother, Ralph,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Ninesling v. Nassau County Department of Social ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- O'Rourke v. KirbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- George L. v. Commissioner of the Fulton County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re RalphAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- In re Alexandria MaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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