Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
We reject the contention of respondent that Family Court should have suspended judgment when it terminated her parental rights. A suspended judgment "is a brief grace period designed to prepare the parent to be re-united with the child (Family Ct Act § 633)" and may be granted "where the court determines it is in the child's best interests (Family Ct Act § 631)" (Matter of Michael B., ...
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