In re K.O.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ann E. O’Shea, J.

Petitioner, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (petitioner or ACS), commenced this proceeding on February 3, 2015 charging respondents J.C. (the mother), M.O. (the maternal grandfather), and F.O. (the maternal grandmother) with the neglect of K.O., born in February 2000. The mother, who was 14 years old when K.O. was born, lives in California and is alleged to have declined to plan for the child, after the maternal grandparents, who have cared for the child all her life, refused to permit the child to return home when she was ready…