Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the father's application pursuant to Family Court Act § 1028 is granted.
Although, during the pendency of this appeal, the Family Court awarded the father temporary custody of the child, his appeal is not academic since the removal of the child created a permanent and significant stigma (see Matter of Jesse J.,
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