1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.D.2d
  4. 303 A.D.2d
  5. 303 A.D.2d 238 (2003)
 

MATTER OF RUBEN J.R.

303 A.D.2d 238 (2003)

757 N.Y.S.2d 10

In the Matter of RUBEN J.R., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. RUBEN R., Appellant; CATHOLIC CHILD CARE SOCIETY, Respondent.

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

Decided March 13, 2003.

The presumption of abandonment, clearly and convincingly raised by the evidence of respondent father's failure to communicate with the child or contact the agency during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the petition (see Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]; Matter of Ishmael A., 264 A.D.2d 647 [1999]), was not rebutted by respondent's less than credible claim that petitioner agency discouraged him from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases