Legal Opinion
Matter of Dale P.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1994PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
The subject of this Family Court proceeding is a child, Dale P., who was abandoned after birth by his mother and taken into the care of a friend, Mary H. The dispositive legal question turns on whether the now seven-year-old child should be given the opportunity for a best interests permanency placement under the auspices of the New York City Commissioner of Social Services, as decided by Family Court. Although the youngster is not a statutory foster child, we agree with the prior courts and conclude that the interstitial and individualized justice effected in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Michael B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re Spence-Chapin Adoption Service v. PolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- In re Dale P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re Hasani B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re Charise B.New York City Family Court · 1990
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- In re Hannah D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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