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MATTER OF SHAIDA W.

85 N.Y.2d 453 (1995)

649 N.E.2d 1179

626 N.Y.S.2d 35

In the Matter of Shaida W. and Others, Children Alleged to be Neglected. Frances W., Respondent; Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, Respondent; Lenore Gittis, as Law Guardian, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Egger, New York City, Carol Sherman and Patricia Nevergold for appellant.

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Jane S. Earle and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, respondent.

Farber, Segall & Pappalardo, White Plains (John A. Pappalardo of counsel), for Frances W., respondent.

Mitchell Wendell and Diana L. Fogle, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

BELLACOSA, J.

This case implicates the scope of Family Court's authority to terminate New York State's financial assistance, official custodial and over-all supervisory responsibilities with respect to five children placed in the temporary foster care of their maternal grandmother. They all moved to California in 1992.

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