Case Name: In the Matter of Christopher R.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-07-14
Citations: 185 A.D.2d 681
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Christopher R.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 185
Pages: 681–681

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Christopher R.

Opinion:
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: In the absence of a petition to extend placement and a showing of good cause at a hearing, as required by Family Court Act § 756-a (a), Family Court lacked jurisdiction to extend placement, even with the consent of the juvenile and his mother. That part of Family Court's order must be vacated and the juvenile released upon the expiration of his original term of placement. (Appeal from Order of Erie County Family Court, O'Donnell, J.—Extend Placement.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Green, Lawton, Boehm and Davis, JJ.