NY: New York High Court Favors Out-of-State Parents Seeking Custody of Foster Children
Imprint – October 26, 2022
New York’s highest court has weighed in on an agreement between all 50 states governing the safe placement of foster children, finding that it should not be used to deny or delay custody to parents who happen to live in another state. The New York Court of Appeals case centered on Davlin Laland of North Carolina, who said in an interview with The Imprint this week he has spent nearly a decade in quiet agony hoping to reunite with his daughter, placed hundreds of miles away in a New York foster home. New York’s Court of Appeals ruled non-custodial parents should not be subjected to the compact’s provisions, which grant broad authority for low-level government officials to approve or deny a child’s placement out of state. The rare child welfare ruling from the state’s highest court also settled disagreement on the matter between lower courts.
Also: ICPC Process: https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/adoption/assets/docs/icpc/ICPC-Process-Flow-Chart.pdf
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