Legal Opinion
In re Loretta C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 26, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, New York County (Jody Adams, J.), entered on or about March 23, 2005, which, upon a finding of mental illness, terminated respondent’s parental rights to the subject child and transferred the child’s custody and guardianship to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purposes of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The finding of mental illness (Social Services Law § 384-b [6] *765[a]) is supported by clear and convincing evidence, namely, the uncontroverted testimony of a court-appointed psychiatrist (Social Services Law § 384-b [6] [c],…
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