Legal Opinion
Webster v. Ryan
New York City Family Court
Decided January 8, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*128OPINION OF THE COURT
W. Dennis Duggan, J.
The question to be decided in this case is whether Harriet Webster, the nearly life-long foster mother of Alex Ryan, Jr. (June 2, 1995), has standing to make a claim for visitation rights against Alex’s biological father. The court finds that she does not.2
Alex, Jr. was born with a positive toxicology for cocaine. As a result of this, he was removed from his mother’s custody shortly after birth. Her parental rights were eventually terminated upon a finding of abandonment. The father’s parental rights were terminated in 1999, based on permanent neglect.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- MATTER OF TROPEA v. TropeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- In re Michael B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Webster v. RyanNew York City Family Court · 2001