Legal Opinion
Sickler v. Roach
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 3, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, P. J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Ulster County (Traficanti, Jr., J.), entered April 27, 1990, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for, inter alia, custody of their grandchild.
A minor was placed with respondent for adoption after his natural parents’ parental rights were terminated upon a finding that his father abandoned him and a surrender by his mother. The minor was placed in foster care pending completion of adoption proceedings. Petitioners meanwhile sought custody or visitation as the minor’s maternal grandparents.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Abaire v. HimmelbergerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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