Legal Opinion
Susan FF. v. Maryann FF.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Clinton County (Lawliss, J.), entered June 23, 2003, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of petitioner’s grandchild.
Two children, a girl (born in 1998) and a boy (born in 1999), have been in foster care since 2001 by reason of parental neglect. Petitioner, their maternal grandmother, seeks custody alleging that it would be in the children’s best interests as opposed to continued placement in foster care. Following presentation of her evidence, Family Court granted a motion to…
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