MATTER OF SUNSHINE


88 A.D.2d 662 (1982)

In the Matter of Sunshine A. Y., an Abused and Neglected Child. Commissioner of Social Services of Westchester County, Appellant; Isetta Y., Respondent; Andrew H. Vachss, as Law Guardian, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 24, 1982


Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

We find that the denial of the petition was in the best interests of the child and, thus, was a proper exercise of the court's discretion. We note, initially, that contrary to the specific statutory mandate of subdivision (b) of section 1052 of the Family Court Act, the Family Court failed to set forth the grounds for denying the petition. Notwithstanding the court's failure to satisfy its obligation, we need not remand...

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