Legal Opinion
Carosi v. Bloom
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 1996PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A natural parent may not be deprived of custody of his or her child absent "surrender, abandonment, persisting neglect, unfitness or other like extraordinary circumstances” (Matter of Bennett v Jeffreys, 40 NY2d 543, 544; see, Matter of Male Infant L., 61 NY2d 420). If such extraordinary circumstances are present, the court must determine the best interests of the child in awarding custody (see, Matter of Male Infant L., supra). Here, prior findings of sexual abuse and neglect against the appellant father supported the Family Court’s finding that extraordinary circumstances were present.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Antionette M. v. Paul Seth G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Moore v. McClenosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- General v. GeneralAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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