MATTER OF RAYMOND W.


263 A.D.2d 366 (1999)

693 N.Y.S.2d 27

In the Matter of RAYMOND W., an Infant. SAINT DOMINIC'S HOME et al., Respondents; RAYMOND J., Appellant.

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

Decided July 1, 1999.


The finding of mental illness is supported by clear and convincing evidence, namely, the testimony of the court-appointed psychiatrist that respondent suffers from a debilitating mental illness known as anti-social personality disorder. There is no known medication for this illness, and the prognosis for respondent is poor. As a result, respondent presently and for the foreseeable future lacks the basic insight and skills necessary to provide proper parenting, and the child...

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