Matter of Dimas A. v. Esmirna E.L.

Appeals by the petitioner from two orders of the Family Court, Queens County (Julie Stanton, Ct. Atty. Ref.), both dated August 13, 2015. The first order, upon the filing of a petition pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 to appoint the petitioner as the subject child’s guardian, and after a hearing, denied the petitioner’s motion for the issuance of an order, inter alia, making specific findings so as to enable the child to petition the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to 8 USC § 1101 (a) (27) (J). The second order dismissed…