Legal Opinion
Matter of Trenasia J.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2015No. 30PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether appellant Frank J. was a “person legally responsible” (PLR) as defined by Family Court Act § 1012 (g) and our decision in Matter of Yolanda D. (88 NY2d 790 [1996]). We agree with the Appellate Division, and disagree with the dissent, that the evidence was sufficient to establish that Frank J. was a PLR for the subject child at the relevant time.
Frank J. is the uncle of the subject child through marriage, and the father of three children (the J…
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