Legal Opinion

Santosky v. Roach

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

Decided May 17, 1990PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Casey, J. P.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Ulster County (Peters, J.), entered June 5, 1989, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 for custody of their biological son.

On a prior appeal (Matter of John AA. v Kramer, 89 AD2d 738), we affirmed a judgment of Family Court which permanently terminated petitioners’ parental rights regarding their son, then nine years of age. Thereafter, the child was placed with the Ulster County Department of Social Services and was subsequently adopted. Problems arose between the adoptive…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Kramer v. John AAAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. In re Mavis M.New York Family Court · 1981

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Kevin W. v. Monique T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. In re Adam S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Shane J. v. Cortland County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Michael H. v. Carole S. D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Tiffany A. v. Margaret H.New York City Family Court · 1996

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