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Carolyn S. v. Tompkins County Department of Social Services

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 27, 2011PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Spain, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Tompkins County (Sherman, J.), entered October 1, 2008, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of and/or visitation with her grandchildren.

Petitioner is the maternal grandmother of the three children herein: two girls, born in 1999 and 2002, who share the same father, respondent Jason XX., and one boy, born in 2006, who has a different father, respondent Carlos WW. The parental rights of the girls’ mother, respondent Jaime S. (hereinafter the mother), were terminated for…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Lincoln v. LincolnNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. E.S. v. P.D.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. In re Peter L.New York Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Sharon V. v. Melanie T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. VanBuren v. AssenzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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