In re Merle C. C.

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent appeals from four separate orders of disposition entered in Cattaraugus County Family Court. Each order pertains to one of the four children of respondent and his estranged wife, and each finds the subject child to be permanently neglected, commits the guardianship and custody of the child to the Department of Social Services (DSS), and authorizes DSS to consent to the adoption of the child.

Respondent contends that DSS failed to present clear and convincing evidence warranting the termination of his parental rights on the…