• Matter of Sapphire W. (Kenneth L.)

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Lourdes M. Ventura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Respondent: Rebecca L. Visgaitis, Josh Liebman, and Ingrid Gustafson of counsel, Muriel Goode-Trufant, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY. For Nonparty-Appellant: David Shalleck-Klein and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP [Naomi J. Scotten], of counsel, Family Justice Law Center, New York, NY. Attorney for the Child: Dawne A. Mitchell and Zoe Allen of counsel, Twyla Carter, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Center for Family Representation, Bronx Defenders, Children's Rights, and National Association of Counsel for Children: Josh Gupta-Kagan and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem [Michael Weinstein] pro se of counsel, Columbia Law School-Family Defense Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation: Michael S. O'Reilly and John A. Basinger of counsel, Saul Ewing LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Sanctuary for Families, Day One, Empire Justice Center, Her Justice, Incendii Law, PLLC, Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, Legal Momentum, New York Legal Assistance Group, and New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Kartik Naram of counsel, Lara Flath, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, and National Center for Youth Law: Jessica Perry, Jenna Lauter, Gabriella Larios, Molly K. Biklen, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation [Linda S. Morris, pro hac vice, Aditi Fruitwala, pro hac vice, and Anjana Samant] of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2023-10606

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