State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Matter of Yolanda D.

Decided October 22, 1996. George Bundy Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

673 N.E.2d 1228 · Cited 371 times

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Johnson v. Jamaica Hospital · 62 N.Y.2d 523
Catlin v. Sobol · 77 N.Y.2d 552
In re Anthony YY. · 202 A.D.2d 740
In re Jessica QQ. · 200 A.D.2d 887

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