Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Simmons v. Sheridan
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Felice K. Shea, J.
In this proceeding, brought on by writ of habeas corpus and submitted on an agreed statement of facts, the legal issue presented is whether a maternal grandmother is entitled pursuant to section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law to *329visitation with a grandchild adopted by his paternal grandparents.
Petitioner is the grandmother of an 11-year-old boy, born out of wedlock to her deceased daughter. The child was adopted in 1972 by respondents, his paternal grandparents. Petitioner has been permitted to see her grandson on occasion, but she has been denied…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Lo Presti v. Lo PrestiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of George G. B.New York Surrogate's Court · 1974
- Scranton v. HutterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- People ex rel. Levine v. RadoNew York Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Barry v. BarraleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Adoption of Bowling v. BowlingTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- In re Maeru P.New York City Family Court · 1980