Legal Opinion

In re Athena M.

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

Decided September 22, 1998PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Ruth Zuckerman, J.), entered on or about February 21, 1996, which placed the subject children under the supervision of the Commissioner of Social Services for a period of 12 months, upon a finding of neglect based upon, inter alia, domestic violence between respondent parents, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

We agree with Family Court that the evidence of acts of severe violence between respondents in the presence of their children is sufficient to show, “as a matter of common sense”, that the children were in imminent danger of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Lonell J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. In re Deandre T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In re Michael G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. In Re KLSWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In re Carlos M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. In re Daphne G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. RS v. Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2004

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