Legal Opinion
In re Shawanda R.
New York City Family Court
Decided August 24, 2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Susan S. Danoff, J.
On March 28, 2007, the petitioner father filed an application for approval of an instrument of surrender, pursuant to Social Services Law § 384, concerning the subject child, Shawanda R, born in 1990. This application had the support of the 16-year-old subject child and the respondent mother. However, the application presented the unique situation where a parent files a petition for judicial surrender when there is no neglect or adoption proceeding pending in any court regarding the subject child. In fact, the only history these parties have had in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re Patricia A. W.New York City Family Court · 1977
- In re Unborn Baby B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Carol J. v. William J.New York City Family Court · 1983
- In re Damon A.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
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