Legal Opinion
In re Paul Z.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 24, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Respondent, the father of Paul Z. (born in 2003), was convicted in 2005 of manslaughter in the second degree for the death of the child’s mother. In May 2004, respondent allegedly strangled the child’s mother in the child’s presence (and the presence of another older child of the mother). He then disposed of her body in a shallow grave where it was discovered about five months later. In the interim and very shortly after the disappearance of the child’s mother, petitioner, the child’s maternal grandmother, filed a petition pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6 seeking custody of the child. She…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Tyrone G. v. Fifi N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Remillard v. LuckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Patricia HH. v. Laura II.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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- In re the Guardianship & Custody of Paul C.New York City Family Court · 2010
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