Legal Opinion
Dickens v. Ernesto
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1972PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
We are here concerned with the validity, under the United States Constitution, of the religious affiliation *64requirements of certain statutes (Family Ct. Act, § 116; Social Services Law, § 373; Domestic Relations Law, § 113), enacted in conformity with article VI (§ 32) of our State Constitution.
On December 22, 1969, the petitioners, Robert and Anne Dickens, sought to file an application as adoptive parents with respondent Erie County Department of Social Services. Refused permission to do so by respondent department solely on the ground that they did not have a religious…
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