MATTER OF I.


46 N.Y.2d 1024 (1979)

In the Matter of Jose L. I. and Another. Edwin Gould Services for Children, Appellant; Mildred I., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Neff for Edwin Gould Services, appellant.

Wendy Sue Lauring, William E. Hellerstein and Charles Schinitsky for Law Guardian, appellant.

Louis L. Frank and Yvonne Lawrence for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Both courts below have found, as a question of fact, that respondent did not permanently neglect her children by failing to plan for their future. (See Family Ct Act, § 611.) On the sparse record before us, we cannot say otherwise, as a matter of law.

We take this occasion, however, to comment upon the findings of fact, or...

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