McBride v. Springsteen-El

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Schenectady County (Taub, J.H.O.), entered September 8, 2011, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 6, granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition.

Petitioner (hereinafter the mother) gave birth to a daughter in 2005. Following allegations that the mother suffered from untreated mental illness and failed to provide appropriate care, the child became the subject of, among other things, a custody dispute between the mother and respondent, her sister. In 2008, a consent order was issued awarding custody of the child to…