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MATTER OF ROBERTS v. DOWLING

216 A.D.2d 13 (1995)

627 N.Y.S.2d 371

In the Matter of Veron Roberts, Appellant, v. Michael Dowling, as Social Services Commissioner of The State of New York, et al., Respondents

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

June 1, 1995

The legislative intent underlying Social Services Law § 350-j is to provide protection for families with dependent children in sudden and unexplained emergencies, and not to remedy the anticipated demands of everyday life (Baumes v Lavine, 38 N.Y.2d 296, 304). The record on appeal establishes that the threat of imminent eviction was not caused by a "catastrophic occurrence" not under petitioner's "control", as required by subdivision...

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