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MATTER OF JEMANJA B.

287 A.D.2d 298 (2001)

731 N.Y.S.2d 361

In the Matter of the Guardianship and Custody of JEMANJA B. and Others, Infants. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent; MARITZA B., Appellant.

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

Decided October 11, 2001.

Clear and convincing evidence of mental illness within the meaning of Social Services Law § 384-b (6) (a) as required by Social Services Law § 384-b (4) (c) to terminate parental rights was provided by the psychiatrist who interviewed respondent and reviewed her medical records (see, Matter of David T., 268 A.D.2d 309). Given such a finding, a dispositional hearing was not a prerequisite to the termination of parental rights...

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