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WEBSTER v. RYAN

189 Misc.2d 86 (2001)

729 N.Y.S.2d 315

HARRIET WEBSTER, Petitioner, v. ALEX RYAN, SR., Respondent.

Family Court, Albany County.

June 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Kriss for petitioner.

F. Stanton Ackerman and Laurie B. Kurtzman for respondent.

Peter J. Scagnelli, Law Guardian.

OPINION OF THE COURT

W. DENNIS DUGGAN, J.

In this case, the Court holds that a child has an independent, constitutionally guaranteed right to maintain contact1 with a person with whom the child has developed a parent-like relationship.2

That right is constitutionally guaranteed because it is a fundamental liberty encompassed within the freedom of association

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