In re Randy H.

—In four related proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Orange County (Bivona, J.), entered May 31, 2000, which extended the placement of her children with the Commissioner of the Orange County Department of Social Services for 12 months, and required any visits with the children to be supervised by the Commissioner.

Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.

Generally, an appeal from an expired placement order should be dismissed as academic (see Matter of R., 275 AD2d 717, 718; Matter of…