In re George U.

Appeal from an order of the Family *719Court of Washington County (Berke, J.), entered June 2, 1992, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, to adjudicate George U. a permanently neglected child, and terminated respondents’ parental rights.

George U., the subject of this permanent neglect proceeding, is afflicted with Down’s Syndrome and is physically handicapped and mentally retarded. At 4!á years of age, he functioned below a two-year-old level in motor skills and speech and language. The evidence at the fact-finding hearing established…