Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Sibley v. Sheppard
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1981PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
This opinion upholds the right of a natural grandparent to visitation rights with her grandchild, when authorized by court decree, despite an adoption of the child and the protestations of the adoptive parents.
The judgment, issued out of Supreme Court pursuant to section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law and grounded on a decision that it is in the best interest of an adopted child to allow his maternal grandmother to visit on a specified schedule, did not effect an unconstitutional intrusion into the rights of the adoptive parents, the child’s paternal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by58 opinions
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