Legal Opinion

In re Orange County Department of Social Services

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

Decided April 11, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b (5) (b), the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Ludmerer, J.), entered April 24, 1990, which determined that she had abandoned her children, and terminated her parental rights.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court properly determined that there was clear and convincing proof of the appellant’s abandonment of her two children during the six-month period prior to the filing of the petition on May 22, 1989 (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [b]; Matter of I.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In re Anthony M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Saint Dominic's Home v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. In re I. R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. In re Ulysses T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  5. Matter of UlyssesNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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