Legal Opinion

Stokes v. Stokes

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

Decided June 27, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order of the Family Court, New York County, entered December 5, 1977, which summarily denied motion by the Catholic Home Bureau to modify and motion by the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz, to vacate, on grounds of newly discovered evidence, order of the Family Court, New York County, entered December 21, 1976, directing that the five-year-old child Deborah be discharged from foster care and transferred to the custody of her natural mother as of January 15, 1977 on a trial basis, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the motions granted, the order entered December…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People ex rel. Lundry v. LundryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re Deborah S.New York City Family Court · 1979
  2. In re Foster Care Status of WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. In re Deborah S.New York City Family Court · 1982
  4. In re StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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