Legal Opinion
In re Jennifer G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 21, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 7, Jennifer G., the person alleged to be in need of supervision, appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (DePhillips, J.) dated May 30, 2003, which, sua sponte, determined that Family Court Act § 720 (2) is unconstitutional.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the conclusion of the Family Court, Family Court Act § 720 (2) is not constitutionally infirm. “The Legislature is not precluded from treating different classes of juveniles differently” (Matter of Keith H., 188…
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