MATTER OF JION T.

79 CAF 20-00636.

203 A.D.3d 1567 (2022)

161 N.Y.S.3d 869

2022 NY Slip Op 01639

In the Matter of Jion T. Erie County Department of Social Services, Respondent; Jill H., Appellant.

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

Decided March 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID J. PAJAK , ALDEN, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

REBECCA HOFFMAN , BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

DAVID C. SCHOPP , THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO ( RUSSELL E. FOX OF COUNSEL), ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD.

Present—Smith, J.P., Lindley, NeMoyer, Curran and Bannister, JJ.


It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: In this proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, respondent mother appeals from an order that, inter alia, terminated her parental rights with respect to the subject child on the ground of mental illness. We affirm.

Contrary to the mother's contention, we conclude that petitioner established "`by clear and convincing evidence that [the mother...

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