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MATTER OF TERRY

151 Misc.2d 48 (1991)

In the Matter of Martina Terry.

Family Court, New York County.

May 24, 1991

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor A. Kovner, Corporation Counsel (Barry Ensminger, Deborah Abramson, Christopher Juge and Dorothy Elfenbein of counsel), for Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York. Betsy Krebs, Law Guardian.

JEFFRY H. GALLET, J.

This contempt proceeding has brought into question the court's power to punish the Commissioner of Social Services for her failure to commence a proceeding to terminate the parental rights (TPR) to a child as ordered by the court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The child suffers from cerebral palsy and has been diagnosed as being mentally retarded and developmentally delayed. Now seven...

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