Legal Opinion
In re Browning
New York City Family Court
Decided February 28, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeffry H. Gallet, J.
The unusual course taken by this juvenile delinquency proceeding raises an issue having to do with the status of a child protective official as a witness in a proceeding where his agency is not a party.
QUESTION
The question before me is whether an executive of Special Services for Children (S.S.C.), a division of the Department of Social Services, New York City’s child protective *897agency, may refuse to give his expert opinion to a court conducting an investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect (Family Ct Act, § 1034).
FACTS
The Browning family is well…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- People Ex Rel. Kraushaar Bros. & Co. v. ThorpeNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Brandes v. Pettibone, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Plummer v. R. H. Macy & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
3Cited by1 opinion
- Palma S. v. Carmine S.New York City Family Court · 1986