Legal Opinion
In re Michael W.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 16, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Ruth Jane Zuckerman, J.), entered August 26, 1991, which, inter alia, permanently terminated respondent’s parental rights to the subject child upon a finding of abandonment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner agency established abandonment by clear and convincing evidence that respondent had failed to contact the child or the agency for six months preceding the filing of the petition (Social Services Law § 384-b [5]), and the alleged single contact by respondent with the agency does not require a finding to the contrary (Matter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of O.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Saint Dominic's Home v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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