Severio P. v. Donald Y.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that neglect is \being considered ... to assess the impact of the ... parent's past conduct on the viability ... of a forced reunification of parent with minor.\
• referring to \the flexibility of the [viability] concept depending on the context for which the determination is being made\
• referring to “the flexibility of the [viability] concept depending on the context for which the determination is being made”
• stating that court must focus on precise question before it, which “is not the abstract question whether the minor has been . . . abandoned by the father,” but rather “whether reunification with the father in [country of origin] is ‘viable’ due to ‘abandonment’ ”
• listing factors for trial courts to consider in SIJ status cases
• “A finding is sufficient for SIJ status if reunification with only one parent is not viable due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).