Matter of Lacee L. (Stephanie L.--Dekodia L.)

Order (denominated a decision), Family Court, Bronx County (Robert Hettleman, J.), entered on or about April 5, 2016, which, after a hearing, determined that petitioner agency made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of returning the subject child to respondent mother during the nine-month period following the child’s removal, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Family Court’s decision is an appealable paper because it decided a motion made on notice and affected a substantial right — namely, the mother’s alleged right to relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…