Legal Opinion
In re Terry
New York City Family Court
Decided May 24, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeffry H. Gallet, J.
This contempt proceeding has brought into question the court’s power to punish the Commissioner of Social Services for her failure to commence a proceeding to terminate the parental rights (TPR) to a child as ordered by the court.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The child suffers from cerebral palsy and has been diagnosed as being mentally retarded and developmentally delayed. Now seven years of age, she has been placed since 1987 with the Bernard Fineson Developmental Center (Fineson) under the auspices of the State’s Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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