Legal Opinion
In re Ursula J.
New York City Family Court
Decided March 22, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marianne O. Mizel, J.
Children become available for adoption through two routes *149in New York State — either as the result of a voluntary surrender or as the result of a proceeding brought to terminate the parents’ rights. Sometimes one parent’s rights are terminated by one route and the other parent’s rights are terminated by the other. In this case, the court is asked to apply case law which has arisen in the context of cases concerning voluntary surrenders for adoption to a case which is considering the judicial termination of a parent’s rights. The question under…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In re Raquel Marie X.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Robert O. v. Russell K.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- John H. v. Suffolk County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re Raquel Marie X.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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