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BRONX TIMES R 22 EPORTER, MARCH13-19, 2020 BTR
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
Docket No. NN-32212-14-19
SUMMONS
In the Matter of
ROBERTS / MILTON / DREW CHILDREN
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years
Alleged to be Neglected by
DESHONE HABERSHAM / IRIS DELEON
Respondent(s)
NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE
MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A
PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP
AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN
SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF
SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAN AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
TO: DESHONE HABERSHAM
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this court
alleging that the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being
annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court at 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx,
New York, 10451 Part 5, APRIL 7, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. oʼclock of said day to answer the petition
and to show cause why said child(ren) should not be adjudicated to be a neglected child(ren) and
why you should not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY
COURT ACT and why an order of support under SECTION 235 of the FAMILY COURT ACT
should not be made if the final disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154 (c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles
4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a
violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a
Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for
obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this
provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the
request for, or alleged violation of the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served
with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing
with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
STEPHEN G. BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: February 28, 2020
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BY JASON COHEN
As more and more states are
legalizing marijuana, many are
wondering when New York will
follow suit. Governor Andrew
Cuomo is considering putting
it in the budget in April.
Marijuana is legal in 11
states and Washington, D.C. for
adults over the age of 21, and legal
for medical use in 33 states.
On Thursday, February 28,
a panel of representatives from
coalitions hosted a town hall at
Hunts Point Library, 877 Southern
Boulevard, where they discussed
the potential impact
marijuana commercialization
could have on communities in
the Bronx. The speakers were
Melissa Robbins (moderator),
regional director, Smart Approaches
to Marijuana (SAM),
Dr. Joseph Lurio, Family Physician
Institute /associate professor
Icahn School of Medicine,
D, Angela Torres, vice
president PTA P.S. 304, Rev. Addie
Banks, CEO, Groundswell,
creator of WEPA (We Engage
in Prevention Awareness) and
Senator Luis Sepulveda.
Sabet, who travels the world
and country opposing the decriminalization
of marijuana,
said legalizing weed would not
Dr. Kevin Sabet, president and CEO, Smart Approaches to Marijuana speaks at a town hall about legalizing weed
on Feb. 28. Schneps Media Jason Cohen
help the Bronx. Sabet stressed
that alcohol and tobacco don’t
make towns rich, so why would
weed?
“You aren’t going to make
money selling legal marijuana,”
he said.
In fact, since Colorado legalized
marijuana arrests for
public marijuana use and accidents
have increased. Many
pot users have trouble fi nding
work or get fi red because of
their weed use.
Furthermore, there is no
test to determine if someone is
high or how high if pulled over
while operating a vehicle.
“We don’t have to be geniuses
to know it doesn’t exactly
make you a very alert person,”
he said.
Torres, who has traveled
to California for work the last
12 years, has witnessed legal
weed fi rsthand.
While living in the Bronx,
the smell of weed is everywhere,
she explained. Whether
it’s in the street or in a Burlington
Coat Factory, the aroma is
evident.
“This is alarming to me because
of the amount of asthma
that our residents are already
affecting. Attacking our young
ill children is already so great
and that is without adding the
smoke of weed,” Torres said.
According to Torres, if
weed is legalized there needs
to be a system in place to determine
how high a driver is when
pulled over by the police.
She emotionally asked: “Do
we really want a society where
accidents increase because of
legal weed?
Sepulveda took a bit of a different
approach. He said while
he doesn’t support legal weed,
it needs to be decriminalized.
He stressed he is not encouraging
people to smoke, but said
an underlying issue is people
of color get locked up for using
marijuana far more often than
white people. Having an arrest
can prevent someone from getting
a scholarship, job or derail
their life.
“Weed has been incredibly
destructive in terms of criminal
convictions primarily in
black and brown communities,”
the senator said. “Why
is it always the poor black and
brown communities that suffer?
People are not going to stop
smoking marijuana. It’s a fantasy
to think that we can regulate
this type of behavior.”
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