Legal Opinion
In re Katherine C.
New York Family Court
Decided January 3, 1984PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Daniel D. Leddy, Jr., J.
Where a child is sexually abused by her stepfather in her home, the natural mother, who had no knowledge of the abuse, will be held to have allowed the abuse if the objective evidence available to her should have prompted adequate protective measures from a responsible parent similarly situated.
This is a proceeding initiated by the Commissioner of Social Services whereby he seeks an adjudication that 13-year-old Katherine C. is an abused child as defined in subdivision (e) of section 1012 of the Family Court Act. In three separate petitions, it is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re Christina Maria C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- In re Jose Y.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re Christina P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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