Legal Opinion
Patricia HH. v. Laura II.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mikoll, J. P.
The issue presented on this appeal concerns the authority of Family Court in ordering respondent Chemung County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) to commence a termination of parental rights proceeding intended to free a child for adoption by the unrelated person with whom the child was placed by Family Court.
In January 1991, DSS commenced a neglect proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10 against respondents Laura II. and Mark II. (hereinafter collectively referred to as respondents) alleging that they had neglected their son, William…
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