Legal Opinion
In re Commissioner of Social Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 23, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a child neglect proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the appeal is from a dispositional order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Meyer, J.), dated September 10, 1992, which, upon a finding of neglect, directed that the children be placed in the custody of the Commissioner of Social Services for 12 months, to live with their sister.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The mother’s claim that the court erred in finding that her children were neglected is without merit. The court’s determination hinged upon the credibility it assigned to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of O.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Brandon C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- in Matter of Westchester County Department of Social Services ex rel Ashanti R. v. Felicia R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re Michael I.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000