Legal Opinion

James M. v. Linda M.

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

Decided May 11, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a child custody proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Lauria, J.), dated October 28, 1993, which dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.

In light of our conclusion in a companion case (see, Matter of James Edward M., III, 250 AD2d 685 [decided herewith]), that the petitioner father did not establish his entitlement to vacatur of the order which terminated his parental rights, any corrective measures this Court might take regarding the dismissal of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re Keith C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. New York City Department of Social Services ex rel. Kalisha A. v. Diognes T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. In re Jerry XX.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. In re Edward M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ernest Y. v. Orange County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. In re Raychael L.W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. Matter of Brian HH. v. Lisa HH.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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