Harlem-Dowling Children's Services v. Laverne F.

Appeal from two orders of the Family Court, New York County (Sheldon M. Rand, F.C.J.), entered on or about November 10, 1988, which, after a June 24, 1988 fact-finding determination of permanent neglect, permanently terminated appellant mother’s custody and guardianship over her two daughters, and awarded their custody and guardianship to the Commissioner of Social Services and petitioner, Harlem-Dowling Children’s Services, for the purposes of adoption without appellant’s consent, is held in abeyance, assigned counsel’s application to withdraw is granted without compensation, and new counsel…