MATTER OF GEDDIAH S.R.

2019-14170. Docket No. B-17379-16.

195 A.D.3d 725 (2021)

149 N.Y.S.3d 531

2021 NY Slip Op 03592

In the Matter of Geddiah S.R. MercyFirst, Appellant; Seljeana P., Respondent, et al., Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided June 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren & Warren, P.C., Brooklyn, NY ( Ira L. Eras of counsel), for appellant.

Brooklyn Defender Services, Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY ( Lauren Shapiro and Amy Mulzer of counsel), for respondent-respondent.

Vivienne Marie Hewitt , Brooklyn, NY, attorney for the child.

LaSalle, P.J., Chambers, Barros and Iannacci, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

The petitioner commenced this proceeding, inter alia, to terminate the mother's parental rights to the subject child on the ground of permanent neglect. After a fact-finding hearing, the Family Court found that the petitioner failed to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that it made diligent efforts to strengthen the mother's parental relationship with the child...

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