Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

Wed 14 OctCASE

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MATTER OF C.J.C. (O.G.)

— STAFF
Petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that the mother's mental illness left her unable to properly and adequately care for the child presently and for the foreseeable future

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · affirmed

Whether an expert opinion formed without observing parent-child interaction can support termination of parental rights for mental illness.

2026 NY Slip Op 05906