In re the Guardianship & Custody of Dochingozi B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1DissentFein, J.
This is another Family Court proceeding which began as a neglect proceeding (Social Services Law, § 384-b, subd 4, par [d]; subd 7, par [a]), and was then converted into a mental illness proceeding (Social Services Law, § 384-b, subd 4, par [c]). I do not agree with *511the majority that there was clear and convincing proof that the mother is “for the foreseeable future unable, by reason of mental illness * * * to provide proper and adequate care” (Social Services Law, § 384-b, subd 4, par [c]). In my view the evidence is sufficient for a finding that the child was “permanently neglected” by…
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