MATTER OF MARIE


236 A.D.2d 308 (1997)

654 N.Y.S.2d 134

In the Matter of the Custody and Guardianship of Christine Marie R., an Infant. Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York, Respondent; Felicia B., Appellant

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

February 25, 1997


The evidence is clear and convincing that respondent mother has suffered from severe mental illness for more than 20 years, characterized by a recurring cycle of psychiatric hospitalizations, sometimes for extended periods of time, and that she has functioned at only a marginal level throughout her entire adult life. Since respondent is simply incapable of adequately caring for her child at the present time and has offered no evidence that there is any prospect that she will...

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