Legal Opinion
Salisbury v. Lapidez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel the respondent to accept custody of the petitioner’s grandchildren pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-a, appoint the petitioner as their foster parent, and pay the petitioner a foster care subsidy, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Franco, J.), entered April 12, 1999, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Hamptons Hospital & Medical Center, Inc. v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bullion v. SafirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Kusky v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In re David R.New York Family Court · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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