Legal Opinion

In re Stacy A.

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

Decided May 30, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We reject the contention of respondent that Family Court erred by "failing to inquire fully” into her request for continued visitation after her parental rights were terminated on the ground of mental illness and prior to any adoption of her child. The record establishes that the court considered respondent’s request and properly concluded that it would not be in the child’s best interests to grant it. Under the circumstances, the court was not required to conduct a dispositional hearing to determine the posttermination visitation request…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Elizabeth Q.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. In re Angela OO.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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