Legal Opinion

In re Elsa R.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 21, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking to terminate the parental rights of respondent mother with respect to the two children at issue. The mother admitted that she permanently neglected the children and, after a dispositional hearing, Family Court terminated her parental rights and ordered six yearly posttermination supervised visits between the mother and the children. Petitioner now appeals, and the mother and the Attorney for the Child (AFC) for one of the children cross-appeal.

We reject the contention of the mother and AFC on their cross-appeals that the court abused…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re Michael B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. People v. FavorNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. In re Hailey ZZ.New York Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Gurnee v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. In re Nicholas B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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