PEOPLE EX REL SIBLEY v. SHEPPARD


54 N.Y.2d 320 (1981)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Agatha Sibley, Individually and on Behalf of Willie Sheppard, an Infant, Respondent, v. Mamie Sheppard et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen L. Buttenwieser for appellants.

James G. Bailey, Kalman Finkel, Mary Marsh Zulack and John T. Kirklin for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


Chief Judge COOKE.

This opinion upholds the right of a natural grandparent to visitation rights with her grandchild, when authorized by court decree, despite an adoption of the child and the protestations of the adoptive parents.

The judgment, issued out of Supreme Court pursuant to section 72 of the Domestic Relations Law and grounded on a decision that it is in the best interest of an adopted child...

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