Legal Opinion
In re Gerald C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b and Family Court Act article 6 to terminate the parental rights of the respondent natural father on the ground of permanent neglect, the petitioner appeals from an order of disposition of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Auperin, J.), entered May 4, 1989, which dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court properly determined that the petitioning agency failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent natural father had failed to keep the agency…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Sheila G.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re Leon RRNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re Antoinette Frances G.New York City Family Court · 1987
- In re BrownNew York City Family Court · 1988
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re St. Christopher-OttilieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991