Legal Opinion
In re Deborah S.
New York City Family Court
Decided August 11, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Nanette Dembitz, J.
This proceeding was brought by the Catholic Home Bureau, the foster care agency for 10-year-old Deborah S., to terminate her mother’s parental rights in order to free her-for adoption by her foster parents. Deborah has been in foster care since birth, except for a period of 14 months with her mother, which ended in a court-ordered replacement in foster care because of the mother’s neglect.
The Catholic Home Bureau (CHB) moves for summary judgment in the instant termination case, on the basis of “[clollateral estoppel (or issue preclusion as is its more…
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