Legal Opinion
In re the Guardianship of Sanovia G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (George Jurow, J.), entered on or about January 31, 1996, terminating respondent mother’s parental rights to the subject child upon a finding of mental illness and committing custody and guardianship to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Expert testimony established that respondent is presently and for the foreseeable future unable, by reason of mental illness, to provide proper and adequate care for her child (Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [c]; [6]…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Dufel v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re the Guardianship & Custody of Angela Marie N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re Claudina Paradise Damaris B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re Aridyse Ashley J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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