Legal Opinion
Joyner v. Dumpson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 1982No. 75 Civ. 35PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GAGLIARDI, District Judge.
At issue in this action is the constitutionality of a New York statute, N.Y. Social Services Law § 358-a (McKinney Supp. 1980-1981), which requires that parents of children in need of treatment and supervision outside their homes relinquish custody of their children to the state as a condition of admission of the children to residential care facilities at state expense. Plaintiffs, certified as the class of New York children whose parents cannot afford the cost of necessary special services outside their homes, 1 seek a declaratory judgment that the statutory…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Joyner v. DumpsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Joyner v. DumpsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Flowers v. WebbDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- In re Jamal B.New York City Family Court · 1983
- In re DavisNew York Family Court · 1982
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