Legal Opinion

In re Orlando G.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 22, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

The appeal from so much of the order of disposition as placed the appellant in the custody of the New York City Administration for Children’s Services for a period of 12 months has been rendered academic, as the period of placement has expired (see Matter of Stanley F., 76 AD3d 1067, 1068 [2010]).

Contrary to the appellant’s contention, he was not deprived of a speedy fact-finding hearing, as required by Family Court Act § 340.1 (1). The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in finding “good cause” to justify the initial adjournment of the fact-finding hearing (Family Ct Act §…

2Cases cited4 opinions

In re Frank C.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
In re Randy K.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
In re Nakia L.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
In re Jamel C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003