Legal Opinion
In re Curtis H
New York City Family Court
Decided January 21, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Nanette Dembitz, J.
These consolidated petitions, filed by the Commissioner of Social Services of New York City under section 358-a of the Social Services Law, involve the effect of the child welfare and public assistance systems on relatives who have on their own volition, without government intervention, taken over the care of children under the age of 18 from their parents.1 In accordance with the policy adopted several years ago by the Department of Social Services (hereinafter the Department), the petitions ask the court to approve its grant to such relatives of foster…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Burns v. AlcalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Miller v. YouakimSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Taylor v. DumpsonNew York Supreme Court · 1974
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wilder v. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Wilder v. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- In re Joshua A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001