Legal Opinion
In re Melissa B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The petition against respondents, the biological parents of Melissa B., alleged that the infant had been born prematurely and had tested positively for cocaine; that the mother admitted using drugs during her pregnancy; that two siblings had also tested positively for cocaine at birth; that findings of neglect had been made previously against respondents as to three siblings; and that the father, who lived with the mother and knew or . should have known of her drug use, also had a history of drug use.
The Family Court dismissed the petition under the following circumstances. The case was first…
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- In re L. ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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