In re Perla B.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Sara Schechter, J.), entered on or about January 16, 2007, which, to the extent appealable, found respondents had permanently neglected the subject child, unanimously affirmed, and the appeals otherwise dismissed, without costs.

The court appropriately exercised its discretion in granting petitioner leave to file an amended petition changing the time frame in which to establish respondents’ permanent neglect of the subject child as the amendment did not prejudice respondents or in any way hinder them from preparing their defense (see Cherebin v Empress…