Legal Opinion

In re Diana G.

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

Decided December 16, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Jody Adams, J.), entered on or about January 8, 2002, which, upon a finding of permanent neglect, terminated respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the subject child and committed the child’s custody and guardianship to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purposes of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The finding of permanent neglect is supported by clear and convincing evidence that respondent’s drug use contributed to the child’s removal from her home, that respondent only sporadically submitted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. In re Makever Carl B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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