Legal Opinion
In re Jada Serenity H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 10, 2009PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Douglas E. Hoffman, J.), entered on or about February 25, 2008, which terminated respondent father’s parental rights to his daughter after a fact-finding determination that he had permanently ne*470glected the child, and transferred custody and care to the New York City Commissioner of Social Services and petitioner for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Unlike a fact-finding hearing, where the issue of permanent neglect is resolved, a dispositional hearing is concerned only with the best interests of the child (Family Ct…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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