Legal Opinion

In re Justin CC.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 2010PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, J.

On this appeal, we are compelled to determine whether testimony taken from a child during the fact-finding stage of a Family Ct Act article 10 proceeding, outside the presence of the respondent but with counsel present and permitted to cross-examine the child, is entitled to the same protections of confidentiality afforded to Lincoln testimony in a Family Ct Act article 6 proceeding. We conclude that it is not.

Respondent George CC. (hereinafter the father) and respondent Tina CC. (hereinafter the mother) are the parents of three sons (born in 1996, 1999 and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Lincoln v. LincolnNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. In re Christina F.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. In re Danielle M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. In re Q.-L. H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. In re Telsa Z.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Casarotti v. CasarottiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. In re Justin CC.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. In re Miranda HH.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Matter of Gonzalez v. HunterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Spencer v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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