Legal Opinion
In re Byron Christopher Malik J.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 28, 2003PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Allen Alpert, J.), entered on or about October 16, 2000, which terminated appellant’s parental rights upon a finding of permanent neglect and committed custody and guardianship of the subject child to the Commissioner of Social Services and petitioner agency for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
While an agency has a statutory obligation to exert diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship (Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]; Matter of Jamie M., 63 NY2d 388, 390 [1984]), a parent must…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In re Jamie M.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re Lateefra B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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