Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court properly determined that the petitioner did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that the mother is "presently and for the foreseeable future unable, by reason of mental illness * * * to provide proper and adequate care" for her child (Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [c]; see, Matter of Dochingozi B.,
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