Legal Opinion
In re Julius P.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1984PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Petitioner, the Monroe County Department of Social Services, brought this proceeding to terminate respondent’s parental rights to her child, Julius P., because she had abandoned him. It contends that respondent failed to visit or communicate with Julius or to communicate with *481petitioner for a period of six months although able to do so and not prevented or discouraged from doing so by the petitioner (see Social Services Law, § 384-b, subd 5).
Family Court did not pass upon respondent’s conduct but dismissed the petition because petitioner had failed to assist…
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