Legal Opinion
Gambino v. Vargas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Otsego County (Nydam, J.), entered July 30, 1993, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for custody of Jose Vargas and Mikel Vargas.
Respondents are the parents of twin boys, Mikel and Jose, born May 29, 1984. Because both respondents were hospitalized for mental illness when the twins were born, the children were placed in foster care with petitioners, persons unrelated to them. When the boys were 21 months old, they were returned to respondents and remained in their custody until November…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Dickson v. LascarisNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Nellie R. v. Betty S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re Jammie CC.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Penders v. PendersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re Jennifer VV.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Melody J. v. Clinton County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Raymond AA. v. DoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Tompkins v. SterlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Joyce A.S. v. Amber L.M.New York City Family Court · 2010