MATTER OF STOKES


77 A.D.2d 492 (1980)

In the Matter of Deborah Stokes. Joan Stokes, Respondent-Appellant; Stanley Brezenoff, as Commissioner of The New York City Department of Social Services, Appellant; Jose Ruiz et al., Intervenors-Respondents

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

December 11, 1980


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Connor and Paula Galowitz of counsel (Arnold Rothbaum and Morton B. Dicker, attorneys), for respondent-appellant.

Helene Holmes of counsel (Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel, attorney), for appellant.

Thomas P. Burke, Law Guardian.

Barry K. Mallin for Jose Ruiz and another, intervenors-respondents.

Frederick J. Magovern for Catholic Home Bureau, intervenor-respondent.

ROSS and CARRO, JJ., concur with KUPFERMAN, J. P.; FEIN and BLOOM, JJ., dissent in an opinion by BLOOM, J.


KUPFERMAN, J.

We would affirm the order of the Family Court on the careful and thoughtful opinion and findings of fact and conclusions of law of DEMBITZ, J. (Matter of Deborah S., 100 Misc.2d 485).

This matter has gone on much too long. There is no dispute about the fact that the mother is not qualified and that the Ruiz family is qualified and desires to...

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