Legal Opinion
In Re Jonathan
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 10, 1980No. 78-431-AppealPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORIS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a Family Court decree awarding care, custody, and control of Jonathan, a minor child, to the Child Welfare Services (C.W.S.) subject to reasonable visitation rights by Beatrice, the mother of the child.
On January 18, 1978, C.W.S. filed a petition in Family Court under the provisions of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 14-1-3(H), as amended by P.L. 1969, ch. 252, § 1, alleging that Jonathan, age thirteen at the time, was dependent and neglected by the failure of his mother to supply him with adequate shelter, care, and supervision.
Jonathan was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Charles Leroy Alsager, Sr. v. District Court of Polk County, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Engelhardt v. BergeronSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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