People ex rel. Sara R. v. Sugarman

Each of these appeals involves (1) the propriety of allowing disclosure of certain confidential records provided and maintained by the Commissioner of Social Services and other specified authorized agencies, and (2) the seeming conflict between sections 372 and 392 of the Social Services Law in respect of the jurisdiction and authority of the Family Court. Before individually delineating each of these appeals, it is advisable to set forth the relevant statutory law with which we are concerned. Section 392 of the Social Services Law entitled “Foster care status; periodic family court review”…