Legal Opinion
In re Christina S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 10, 1998PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition granted and matter remitted to Orleans County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court erred in dismissing the petition, which sought termination of respondent’s parental rights on the ground of abandonment. A child is “abandoned” by his parent when the parent “evinces an intent to forego his or her parental rights and obligations as manifested by his or her failure to visit the child and communicate with the child or agency, although able to do so and not prevented or…
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