Legal Opinion
Dutchess County Department of Social Services ex rel. T.G. v. G.
New York City Family Court
Decided September 29, 1988PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George D. Marlow, J.
This opinion follows a lengthy and prolonged combined *642hearing on petitions filed by both the Dutchess County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) and Mr. G. and Mrs. G. (hereinafter respondents). The agency’s petitions seek to terminate the G.s’ parental rights to their five-year-old son, T.G. (born Oct. 21, 1982), based on permanent neglect (Social Services Law § 384-b [7]). Respondents seek T.G.’s return to them from the foster home where he has lived since the fall of 1984, or, in the alternative, to have their right to visit with him…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re Sheila G.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re Leon RRNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Matter of NathanielNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Gentry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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