Legal Opinion
Matter of Candelaria v. Nardil
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 11, 2017No. 2016-07264PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the petitioner from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Edward W. Yuskevich, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated April 21, 2016. The order dismissed, without a hearing, the petition for visitation, with prejudice.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court lacks the authority to direct continuing contact between a parent and child where, as here, the petitioning parent’s parental rights have been involuntarily terminated and the children have been freed for adoption (see Matter of Hailey ZZ. [Ricky ZZ.], 19 NY3d 422, 438 [2012]; Matter of Joshua…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Hailey ZZ.New York Court of Appeals · 2012
- Matter of Joshua J.C. (Jose C.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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