MATTER OF SANTOS v. GOLDSTEIN


16 A.D.2d 755 (1962)

In the Matter of Peter Santos et al., Appellants, v. Burton S. Goldstein, an Officer of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 3, 1962


Order, entered on May 25, 1961 adjudicating that the child "is neglected" unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The parents, because of religious convictions, refused to give their consent to a blood transfusion. Operative procedure might have made a transfusion essential for the safety of the child. Such refusal warranted the finding of "neglect" within the meaning of section 2 (subd. [17], par. [g] of the New York City Domestic Relations Court Act (see People...

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