Legal Opinion
Prevost v. New York State Department of Social Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Warren County), to review a determination of respondent State Commissioner of Social Services which denied petitioners’ request to expunge a report to the State Central Register indicating inadequate guardianship.
In 1985, Alida Cooper voluntarily surrendered her five-year-old son, Justin, to respondent Warren County Department of Social Services (hereinafter the agency) for foster care and adoption eligibility. The agency thereafter placed Justin in the foster care home…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Di Maria v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Mahoney v. PeralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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