Legal Opinion
In re Leslie C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 2, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Erie County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Respondent contends that Family Court erred in excluding his attorney during the in camera testimony of the nine-year-old child, whom the court ultimately found was sexually abused by respondent. We agree. Although the in camera testimony of the child was appropriate (see, Matter of Christina F., 74 NY2d 532; Matter of Jessica G., 200 AD2d 906), there is no basis in this record for excluding respondent’s attorney and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lincoln v. LincolnNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re Tammie Z.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re Christina F.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- In re Jessica G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Ladd v. BellaviaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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