Matter of Gage II. (Rachel JJ.)

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Morris, J.), entered May 11, 2017, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Ct Act article 10, granted petitioner’s motion to direct Jefferson County Department of Social Services to prosecute the neglect petition.

Respondent Rachel JJ. (hereinafter the mother) and respondent Jason II. (hereinafter the father) are the parents of four children (born in 2004, 2006, 2013 and 2016). In July 2016, the mother commenced custody proceedings in St. Lawrence County. In connection with those proceedings, the Jefferson County Department of…