IN THE MATTER OF LINDA J. v. NAKISHA P.


10 A.D.3d 287 (2004)

781 N.Y.S.2d 20

In the Matter of LINDA J., Respondent, v NAKISHA P., Appellant, and ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.

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

Decided August 12, 2004.


This child custody proceeding arose out of an incident in which respondent's four-year-old son, Lamar, was locked in a bedroom while respondent visited her boyfriend, who resided in the same apartment building. The child's maternal aunt and grandmother were present in the apartment with him but did not have a key to the dead-bolt lock.

As the result of a neglect petition filed by the Commissioner of Social Services, Family Court conducted a hearing, after which it...

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