Matter of Jayden S. (Kim C.)
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, New York County (Jane Pearl, J.), entered on or about September 30, 2013, which, upon a fact-finding determination that respondent mother had permanently neglected the subject child, terminated her parental rights and committed custody and guardianship of the child to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The finding of permanent neglect is supported by clear and convincing evidence of respondent’s failure to overcome her long-term drug addiction. Although…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
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