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Matter of Paula v. Doe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 4, 1995
222 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

December 4, 1995

Appeal from the Family Court, Nassau County (Decker, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

This proceeding was brought by the maternal grandmother for court-ordered visitation with her grandson, who had been abruptly taken away from her care by her daughter, the boy's natural mother. The mother placed the boy in an adoptive home, where he has resided for the last three years.

The Family Court properly determined that, based upon the expert's recommendation that visitation by the petitioner be prohibited at this time, coupled with the trauma and confusion engendered in the child by the circumstances of his adoption, visitation by the appellant would not be in the best interests of the child (cf., People ex rel. Sibley v Sheppard, 54 N.Y.2d 320; Matter of Emanuel S. v Joseph E., 78 N.Y.2d 178). Thompson, J.P., Ritter, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Paula v. Doe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 4, 1995
222 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Matter of Paula v. Doe

Case Details

Full title:In the MATTER OF PAULA L., Appellant, v. JOHN DOE et al., Respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 4, 1995

Citations

222 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
634 N.Y.S.2d 525