Family Court properly concluded that the mother had abandoned the children based on the credible evidence that she had not called or made herself available to the agency, that the agency had no way to contact her, and that she did not maintain contact with the children during the six-month period prior to the filing of the petition (Social Services Law § 384-b[4]; see Matter of Jahnel B. [Carlene Elizabeth B.],
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MATTER OF IL'YANA ELLE L.
Docket Nos. V7214-17, V7215-17, B8764-17, B8765-17. Appeal Nos. 15027-15028-15028A. Case Nos. 2019-5192, 2019-4152.
201 A.D.3d 467 (2022)
156 N.Y.S.3d 845
2022 NY Slip Op 00125
In the Matter of Il'Yana Elle L. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abandoned. Christina R., Also Known as Christina Susan R., Appellant; Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, Respondent. In the Matter of Colette J., Appellant, v. Ilounga L. et al., Respondents.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided January 11, 2022.
Decided January 11, 2022.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Daniel R. Katz , New York, for Colette J., appellant.
Carrieri & Carrieri, P.C., Saint James ( Ralph R. Carrieri , of counsel), for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, respondent/respondent.
Karen Freedman , Lawyers for Children, Inc., New York ( Shirim Nothenberg of counsel), attorney for the children.
Concur—Gische, J.P., Kern, Friedman, Oing, Singh, JJ.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.
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