Legal Opinion
In re Catherine S.
New York City Family Court
Decided April 13, 1973PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacob T. Zukerman, J.
How difficult it is for a court to decide what is in the best interests of a child is illustrated by this custody proceeding involving the natural parents and a couple who have acted as good foster parents without permission of the court.
On August 27, 1970, the Bureau of Child Welfare brought a neglect petition against the mother Catherine S., alleging that the children — Catherine Jr., born December 6, 1966, and Darlene, born April 15, 1970 — were neglected children because the respondent mother was- a drug user, and because the younger child was born with withdrawal symptoms and because the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- People ex rel. Kropp v. ShepskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Painter v. BannisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Root v. AllenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
- Coulter v. CoulterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re WeldonMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- In re Patricia A. W.New York City Family Court · 1977
- Doe v. DoeNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Confessora B. v. Ana L.New York City Family Court · 1973
- People ex rel. Blake v. ChargerNew York City Family Court · 1974
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