Robert S. v. Orange County Department of Social Services

*36OPINION OF THE COURT

Andrew P. Bivona, J.

The above-named petitioner filed a petition with this Court seeking an order of custody of Kiersten H. born February 26, 2000, of whom he was recently adjudicated to be the father. The petitioner was represented by Stuart Greenberg, Esq., the Department of Social Services was represented by Peter Schwarz, Esq., Assistant County Attorney, and the Law Guardian assigned by the Court was Kim Pavlovic, Esq., of the Children’s Rights Society, Inc.

The matter came on for trial over a period of one week, March 7, 2001, March 9, 2001, March 12, 2001 and March 13,…