MATTER OF NELSON M.L.

Docket No. B-16129/14. Appeal No. 14054. Case No. 2020-02813.

195 A.D.3d 504 (2021)

145 N.Y.S.3d 349

2021 NY Slip Op 03812

In the Matter of Nelson M.L., a Child Alleged to be Neglected. SCO Family of Services, Appellant, v. Nilsa L., Respondent.

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

Decided June 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP, Roslyn ( Jeffrey L. Blinkoff , of counsel), for appellant.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York ( Jeffery Allen Habenicht of counsel), for respondent.

Larry S. Bachner , New York, attorney for the child.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Kern, Singh, Moulton, JJ.


The agency demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that, notwithstanding its diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen respondent's parental relationship with the child, respondent failed to plan for the child's future (see Social Services Law § 384-b[7][a]; Matter of Star Leslie W., 63 N.Y.2d 136, 142 [1984]). The agency created a service plan for respondent, referring...

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