Legal Opinion

Ann M. C. v. Orange County Department of Social Services

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

Decided December 16, 1998PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Miller, J.

The issue to be decided on this appeal concerns the effect of an adjudication terminating an individual’s parental rights on that individual’s standing as a grandparent to seek visitation with her biological grandchild. Mere standing to seek visitation, not the ultimate entitlement to visitation, is the issue before us. More specifically, must the termination of the petitioner’s parental rights as to her daughter result in an absolute bar to the petitioner’s standing to seek grandparental visitation with her daughter’s child? Contrary to the conclusion of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Emanuel S. v. Joseph E.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. In re Rita VV.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Luma v. KawalchukAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Coulter v. BarberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Kenyon v. KenyonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gray v. VaroneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Brancato v. FedericoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. In re JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Canales v. AuletAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Matter of Weiss v. Orange County Dept. of Social Servs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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