Legal Opinion
Theresa BB. v. Ryan DD.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 9, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Potter, J.), entered June 12, 2008, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of her grandchildren.
In January 2007, the subject Native American children were removed from their mother’s care after a neglect petition was filed against her. Upon a finding of neglect, the children were placed with respondent St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS).* DSS, in turn, placed the children in the care of foster parents.
*978The mother…
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