Legal Opinion
In re Jonathan E. G.
New York City Family Court
Decided December 30, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Howard A. Levine, J.
Before the court are two petitions in which the central issue is whether statutory grounds have been established to dispense with the consent of respondent, the natural father of an infant boy born January 2, 1978, to that child’s adoption by foster parents who have continuously had him in their care since he was three months old. The first petition, filed January 11, 1979, was that of the Schenectady County Department of Social Services (the Department), to commit the guardianship and custody of the child to the Department under section 384-b of the…
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