MATTER OF S.


234 A.D.2d 800 (1996)

652 N.Y.S.2d 118

In the Matter of Michelle S., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Respondent; Cynthia S., Appellant

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

December 19, 1996


White, J.

Respondent is the mother of Michelle S., born in 1993, who has been in the custody of petitioner since August 23, 1993. On August 22, 1994, petitioner filed a petition alleging abandonment of the child by respondent for a period of over six months. Following a fact-finding hearing at which respondent testified, Family Court determined that respondent had abandoned the child and terminated her parental...

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