New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Ray A. M. (Anonymous), a Child Alleged to be a Permanently Neglected Child. Spence-Chapin Adoption…
October 23, 197537 N.Y.2d 619
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order terminating the mother’s parental custody, finding the child to be a permanently neglected child under § 611 of the Family Court Act. The Court held that the mother’s sustained failure to maintain contact and plan for the child, despite the agency’s diligent but limited efforts, satisfied the statutory definition and that termination was in the child’s best interests.