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MATTER OF CITRIN v. BELCASTRO

196 Misc. 272 (1949)

In the Matter of Herbert M. Citrin, Petitioner, v. Salvatore Belcastro, Defendant.

Domestic Relations Court of the City of New York, Children's Court, New York County.

July 19, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Smithers and Thomas F. Becker for Herbert M. Citrin, agent of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, petitioner.

Herman Lieblich for defendant.

SICHER, J.

There is presented a novel question as to the jurisdiction of the Children's Court Division of this statutory civil court to entertain a criminal prosecution of an adult other than a parent for allegedly contributing to a mother's neglect of her children. "The Children's Court and the Domestic Relations Court of the City of New York, of which it is a part (L. 1933, ch. 482), are courts of inferior...

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