Case Name: In the Matter of Beverly M. Smith, Petitioner, v. Carman Shang, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-05-23
Citations: 75 A.D.2d 996
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Beverly M. Smith, Petitioner, v Carman Shang, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 75
Pages: 996–997

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Beverly M. Smith, Petitioner, v Carman Shang, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Determination confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed. Memorandum: There is substantial evidence that petitioner failed to co-operate with the agency in establishing the paternity of her children and the petition is dismissed. All concur, except Doerr, J., who dissents and votes to grant the petition in the following memorandum.