Legal Opinion
In re the Commitment of Ana Maria R.
New York City Family Court
Decided March 23, 1979PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Elrich A. Eastman, J.
In this termination of parental rights proceeding pursuant to section 384-b of the Social Services Law, petitioner, the Catholic Guardian Society, alleges abandonment as the ground for termination of parental rights of the putative father (Daniel R.) and mental illness and/or mental retardation as the grounds for termination of parental rights of the mother (Ana Victoria O.).
The respondent mother is a 27-year-old Puerto Rican who emigrated to the United States in 1970 with her common-law husband, Daniel R. She is uneducated and illiterate. Since her…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Corey L v. Martin LNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Matter of Anonymous (St. Christopher's)New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Larry P. v. RilesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Rose W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994