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IN MATTER OF PEDRO M.

21 Misc.3d 645 (2008)

864 N.Y.S.2d 869

In the Matter of PEDRO M., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. NORMA A., Respondent.

Family Court, Albany County.

September 29, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Green, Albany County Department of Children, Youth & Families, for petitioner.

Peter M. Torncello, Public Defender, Albany (Laurie Kurtzman of counsel), for respondent.

Jeffrey S. Berkun for the child.

OPINION OF THE COURT

W. DENNIS DUGGAN, J.

Before the court is the permanency review of the child Pedro M. The issue to be decided is the meaning to be given to a recent amendment to Family Court Act § 1089 (d), which went into effect on December 31, 2007. That section provides that at the permanency hearing, the court shall engage in "age-appropriate consultation with the child." (Emphasis added.)1

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