Santosky v. Kramer

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1982-02-22

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Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. Under New York law, the State may terminate, over parental objection, the rights of parents in their natural child upon a finding that the child is “permanently neglected.” N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law §§384 — b.4.(d), 384-b.7.(a) (McKinney Supp. 1981-1982) (Soc. Serv. Law). The New York Family Court Act § 622 (McKinney 1975 and S…

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