Legal Opinion

In re Jaffa Wally F.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 3, 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Clark V. Richardson, J), entered on or about December 11, 2006, which, upon a finding of permanent neglect, terminated the mother’s parental rights to the subject child and committed his custody and guardianship to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purposes of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The evidence of permanent neglect is clear and convincing given respondent mother’s admitted failure to avail herself of *410mental health services, which has required the child’s placement in foster care from the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. In re Prudical Antonio D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re Selvin Adolph F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. In re Selvin Adolph F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Matter of Elizabeth R. (Brenda P.-H.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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