IN THE MATTER OF ELIJAH F.


56 A.D.3d 260 (2008)

867 N.Y.S.2d 399

In the Matter of ELIJAH F., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. EDGAR F., Appellant; CATHOLIC GUARDIAN SOCIETY AND HOME BUREAU, Respondent, et al., Respondent.

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

November 6, 2008.


A preponderance of the evidence demonstrated that termination of the father's parental rights was in the child's best interests. The child is doing well in his preadoptive home, where he has lived virtually his entire life and his foster parents tend to his many special needs and wish to adopt him (see Matter of Taaliyah Simone S.D., 28 A.D.3d 371 [2006]). Contrary to the father's contention...

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