In re Patrick H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate the mother’s parental rights, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Friedman, J.), dated July 31, 1995, which, after a fact-finding hearing, found her unable to care for her child by reason of mental illness, granted the petition to terminate her parental rights, and committed the care and custody of the child to the Commissioner of Social Services.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
There was clear and convincing evidence that the mother has suffered from mental…
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