Legal Opinion
In re Christy R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order, Family Court, New York County (George L. Jurow, J.), entered January 11, 1990, which dismissed a petition to terminate respondent’s parental rights with respect to the subject child on the ground of abandonment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Under the explicit language of Social Services Law § 384-b (4) (b), a proceeding to terminate parental rights on the ground of abandonment may only be brought against a parent whose consent to the child’s adoption is required under Domestic Relations Law § 111 (see, Matter of Catholic Child Care Socy. [Danny R.], 112 AD2d 1039). Since the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Catholic Child Care Society of DioceseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Robert O. v. Russell K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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