Legal Opinion

In re Sonny H. B.

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

Decided April 29, 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We reject the contention of respondent that Family Court should have suspended judgment when it terminated her parental rights. A suspended judgment “is a brief grace period designed to prepare the parent to be reunited with the child (Family Ct Act § 633)” and may be granted “where the court determines it is in the child’s best interests (Family Ct Act § 631)” (Matter of Michael B., 80 NY2d 299, 311). The record establishes that a suspended judgment in this case would not be in the best interests of the children. Rather, the record…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re Michael B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992

3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. In re Shanika F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Bryce R.W. v. Orleans County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. In re Shanika F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. In re Philip Jaye J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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