Legal Opinion
In re Jude F.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 2002PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Krausman, J.
On this appeal we are asked to determine whether the Family Court may place a juvenile delinquent in the custody of the State of New York Office of Children and Family Services (hereinafter OCFS), without his or her consent, after the juvenile has reached the age of 18. For the reasons which follow, we find that placement is an available dispositional alternative for a youth who has turned 18 during the pendency of a delinquency proceeding, and that the Family Court did not exceed its statutory authority by placing Jude F. in OCFS custody without his consent.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sanders v. WinshipNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- In re Luis V.New York City Family Court · 1996
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