Department of Social Services v. Joan R

Appeals from orders of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County, entered February 2, 1977, which adjudged one child of appellant to be a neglected child and placed him in the custody of the Department of Social Services for one year and terminated parental custody of another child of appellant and awarded custody to the Department of Social Services for the purposes of adoption. The present proceeding was commenced by the Department of Social Services of St. Lawrence County when it filed in the Family Court of St. Lawrence County two petitions, one seeking a finding of neglect against…