Matter of Serenity Victoria M. (Allison B.)

Appeal from orders, Family Court, Bronx County (Valerie Pels, J.), entered on or about July 31, 2015 and August 6, 2015, which, upon respondent mother’s default, determined that she suffers from mental illness as defined in Social Services Law § 384-b, terminated her parental rights to the subject children and transferred custody and guardianship of the children to petitioner agency for the purpose of adoption, unanimously dismissed, without costs. Order, same court and Judge, entered on or about December 1, 2015, which denied the mother’s motion to vacate her default, unanimously affirmed,…