Matter of Joseph A. v. Laurie J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County (Connerton, J.), entered December 5, 2012, which, among other things, dismissed petitioners’ applications, in five proceedings pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, for custody of the subject children.

Respondent Laurie J. (hereinafter the mother) is the mother of three children who are the subjects of this appeal. In October 2010, Family Court found that the mother had neglected the subject children and her four other children, and this Court affirmed that order (Matter of Alyson J. [Laurie J.], 88 AD3d 1201 [2011], lv denied 18 NY3d…