In re Patricia A. W.

Stanley Gartenstein J.

Proceedings before the court involve efforts by the Little Flower Children’s Services, an authorized voluntary child care agency under the applicable provisions of the Social Services Law, to terminate parental rights to the subject infants, Michelle, born May 23, 1967, now nine years old, and Patricia, born August 19, 1969, now seven. The biological parents are the respondents. Five separate proceedings and cross proceedings have been before the court at some stage of this bitter litigation, viz.: one proceeding for each subject child against both natural parents framed…