Legal Opinion
In re G./A. Children
New York City Family Court
Decided March 24, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Philip C. Segal, J.
In this child protective proceeding, respondent Ameen A. is *65charged with the sex abuse of his eight-year-old stepdaughter Zena. Among other things, the child’s mother, respondent Lyndora G., is charged with knowledge of the abuse and allowing it to continue. To support these claims, the Commissioner of Social Services (petitioner herein) has indicated that she intends to offer Zena’s testimony at the fact-finding hearing. On the grounds that such testimony would be potentially traumatic for the child when given in respondents’ presence, her Law Guardian…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Jelinek v. CostelloDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003