Legal Opinion
In re Maurice N.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 2015Published
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Rowley, J.), entered December 17, 2013, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 383-c, granted petitioner’s motion to adjudicate respondent a notice father.
Respondent, who is the biological father of Maurice N. (hereinafter the child), was incarcerated in November 2012 because of his illegal drug use and assault against the then-pregnant mother of the child. Upon the child’s birth in March 2013, respondent was not listed on the birth certificate, he was not married to the mother and he did not sign the putative…
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