Legal Opinion
Joyner v. Dumpson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 29, 1983No. 707, Docket 82-7683PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a successful challenge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gagliardi, J., to the constitutionality of sections 358-a and 384-a of the New York Social Services Law (McKinney Supp.1982) which require that parents who wish to obtain state-subsidized residential care for their children must transfer temporary custody of the children to the state. The plaintiffs’ class is composed of approximately 5,000 New York children in need of special residential services1 whose parents cannot afford the cost of such…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Tenenbaum v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Anthony v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Southerland v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Kia P. v. McIntyreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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