Legal Opinion
Weber v. Stony Brook Hospital
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1983PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This case involves a situation in which the parents of a newborn infant, in consultation with others, had responsibly decided upon a course of medical treatment. An application challenging this choice was made by a person not related or known to the family and its situation and, in the absence of any further investigation pursuant to section 1034 of the Family Court Act, the hearing court abused its discretion as a matter of law by permitting this proceeding to go forward. Although we affirm the Appellate Division’s ultimate dismissal of the petition, we do so for a…
3Cited by25 opinions
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- Schneider v. SchneiderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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