Legal Opinion
In re Xavier C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 17, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
—In four related proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father appeals from a fact-finding order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lehman, J.), entered May 20, 1999, which, without a hearing, granted the petitioner’s motion for summary judgment and found that he neglected the subject children.
Ordered that the fact-finding order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the order of disposition dated September 27, 1999, is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
The Family Court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Suffolk County Deptartment of Social Services v. James M.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- In re Deandre T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- In re Carlos M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re Tali W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002