Legal Opinion
Rivers v. Womack
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act § 651 (b), to determine custody of a minor child, the foster mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Tejada, J.), dated March 10, 1989, which dismissed the proceeding on the ground that she lacked standing.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We agree with the Family Court that the petitioner foster mother does not have standing to initiate a custody proceeding (see, Matter of Minella v Amhrein, 131 AD2d 578, 579; Matter of Michael W., 120 AD2d 87, 92; Katie B. v Miriam H., 116 AD2d 545, 546;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anonymous v. OlsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Minella v. AmhreinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Harke v. Onondaga County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Katie B. v. Miriam H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Little Flower Children's Services v. Andrew C.New York City Family Court · 1989
3Cited by8 opinions
- In re Michael B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re Dale P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Marylou L. v. Tenecha L.New York City Family Court · 1999
- Thomas F. v. Victoria G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re Tiffany A.New York City Family Court · 2000
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