Legal Opinion
In re Cheri H.
New York City Family Court
Decided December 1, 1983PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Judith Sheindlin, J.
The parents of an accused juvenile delinquent are liable for attorneys’ fees incurred on behalf of the juvenile.
Juveniles accused of crimes in Family Court are entitled to “the essentials of due process and fair treatment” afforded adults facing charges in the criminal justice system. (Matter of Gault, 387 US 1, 30; Family Ct Act, § 301.1.) The requisite constitutional and statutory scheme includes, as one of its most fundamental components, the right to legal representation in juvenile delinquency proceedings (see Gault, supra) with such representation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Matthews v. MatthewsNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. BellNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Matthews v. MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Deshawn E. ex rel. Charlotte E. v. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Deshawn E. v. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Plovnick v. KlingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re J.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- Patricia R. v. Peter W.New York City Family Court · 1984
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