Legal Opinion
In re Gigi B.
New York City Family Court
Decided August 25, 1972PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStandby Gabtehsteik, J.
The within neglect proceeding brings into direct collision two public policies of this State, each being critical to the existence of the hody of law enacted pursuant thereto.
The petition alleges that the infant Gigi, less than a year old, has been neglected by virtue of the fact that her mother, the respondent herein, is a drug addict. If the alleged addiction can be established, this would, standing alone, form a statutory basis for a prima facie finding of neglect. (Family Ct. Act, § 1012, subd.. [f], par. [i], cl. [B].)
The infant had been the subject of an emergency removal from the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Clark v. GeraciNew York Supreme Court · 1960
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- In re SpadaforaNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- Regan v. National Postal Transport Ass'nCivil Court of the City of New York · 1967
- Lynch v. Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1967
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