MTR. OF THREE "JOHN" CHILDREN


61 Misc.2d 347 (1969)

In the Matter of Three "John" Children, Infants under the Age of Sixteen, Alleged to be Abused. In the Matter of the "Smith" Child, an Infant under the Age of Sixteen, Alleged to be Abused. In the Matter of the "Ford" Child, an Infant under the Age of Sixteen, Alleged to be Abused. In the Matter of Two "Grey" Children, Infants under the age of Sixteen, Alleged to be Abused. In the Matter of Two "Bond" Children, Infants under the age of Sixteen, Alleged to be Abused.

Family Court, New York Citywide Child Abuse Term.

December 12, 1969


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Besharov, Andrew Freedman, Harold A. Mayerson and Herbert O. Brown for children in all cases. Hortense R. Landau for New York County SPCC in the "John" proceeding, petitioner. J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel (Samuel Felder of counsel), for Bureau of Child Welfare of Department of Social Services of City of New York, petitioner; Myra L. Graubard of counsel in the "Smith" proceedings; Peter Steckler of counsel in the "Grey" proceedings, and Sara Schecter of counsel in the "Ford" and "Bond" proceedings. Fred Samuel, Chief Counsel, Harlem Assertion of Rights (Carl O. Callender of counsel), for "John" parent, respondent. Shyleur Barrack and Michael M. Lippman, Legal Aid Society, for "Smith" parent, respondent. Claudius S. Matthews and Arthur S. Rosen for "Ford" parent, respondent. Milton L. Williams and Mark P. Denbeaux, Hunts Point Legal Services, for "Grey" parent, respondent. Goldstein & Goldstein (Hyman E. Goldstein of counsel), for "Bond" parent, respondent.


MILLARD L. MIDONICK, J.

The common issue arising in all of these cases concerns the constitutionality of the new article 10 of the Family Court Act insofar as it affects the presumptively mandated removal of custody of children from a parent if the parent is adjudged to be addicted to narcotics.

On June 1, 1969, chapter 264 of the Laws of 1969 became effective, enacting a new article 10 of the Family...

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