Legal Opinion
In re Baby Girl S.
New York City Family Court
Decided October 5, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bruce M. Kaplan, J.
For those who sojourn in the palace of sorrows that is the New York State Family Court there are many sources of sadness. Few are more pervasive and endemic than the quantum of persons who repeatedly are charged with recidivism or unameliorated neglectful behavior.
The case load of the court has grown at a dizzying rate. While a certain amount of that growth can be ascribed to more effective reporting, far more cases are generated by the acceleration of the dysfunctional nature of our society.
The statistics are stupefying. Filings in Family Court rose…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Suffolk County Deptartment of Social Services v. James M.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
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- In re Jesse DD.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Mikayla B.New York City Family Court · 1999