Legal Opinion
In re Elianne M.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 22, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
The record in this neglect proceeding reflects that at the outset, the respondent mother requested that Elianne, 14 years of age and raised as an observant Jew, be placed with a Jewish agency or family during the pendency of the proceeding.* Instead, the child was placed in a non-Jewish home under the auspices of a Christian agency.
Whenever a child is committed to an agency, "such commitment shall be made, when practicable, to an authorized agency under the control of persons of the same religious faith as that of the child.” (Social Services Law § 373 [1].)…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dickens v. ErnestoNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- In re Efrain C.New York City Family Court · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Bruker v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Bruker v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Bruker v. Sullivan & Liapakis, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re James WW.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- In re James WW.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012