In re Roe v. Doe

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1971-07-07

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Scileppi, J. It is a sad but telling commentary upon the relationship subsisting between father and daughter that resort to the courts was employed to resolve this domestic problem. The surge of adolescent independence, the breakdown in parental authority and the frustration attending both are indeed matters of common occurrence. Feelings may run high, idle threats may be uttered, but experience teaches us that such hostilities d…

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