Legal Opinion
Ronald FF. v. Cindy GG.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1987PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Visitation rights may not be granted on the authority of the Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys (40 NY2d 543) extraordinary circumstances rule, to a biological stranger where the child, born out of wedlock, is properly in the custody of his mother. Petitioner was proven by blood test and admissions not to be the father of the child. Respondent is conceded to be a fit mother, a conclusion supported by the evidence before the lower courts, and she has chosen to resist the legal effort to judicially confer visitation rights on petitioner. Under these key premises, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Weiss v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People ex rel. Kropp v. ShepskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- In re the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Maby H. v. Joseph H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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