Matter of Baby Boy C. v Tohono O'odham Nation

Matter of Baby Boy C. v Tohono O'odham Nation 2005 NY Slip Op 09260 Decided on December 6, 2005 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on December 6, 2005
Saxe, J.P., Nardelli, Williams, Gonzalez, Catterson, JJ.
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[*1]In re Baby Boy C., Jeffrey A., et al., Petitioners-Respondents,

v

Tohono O'odham Nation, Intervenor-Appellant. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, National Indian Child Welfare Association and The Association on American Indian Affairs, Amici Curiae. Rosin & Reiniger, New York (Benjamin J. Rosin of counsel), for appellant. Magovern & Sclafani, New York (Frederick J. Magovern of counsel), for respondents. Law Office of Randall S. Carmel, Hastings-on-Hudson, (Randall S. Carmel of counsel), Law Guardian. Bertram E. Hirsch, Great Neck; Jack F. Trope, Rockville, MD; and Mark C. Tilden, Boulder, CO, for St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, National Indian Child Welfare Association and The Association on American Indian Affairs, amici curiae.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Mary E. Bednar, J.), entered on or about January 19, 2005, reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion to intervene granted pursuant to CPLR 1013, the direction vacated and the matter remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the opinion herein.

Opinion by Gonzalez, J. All concur.

Order filed.