Opinion
No. 732 CAF 22-01041
09-29-2023
IN THE MATTER OF RANIYA P. ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; ROBERT P., SR., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.)
CAITLIN M. CONNELLY, BUFFALO, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. REBECCA HOFFMAN, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT. JENNIFER Z. BLACKHALL, CHEEKTOWAGA, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD.
CAITLIN M. CONNELLY, BUFFALO, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
REBECCA HOFFMAN, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.
JENNIFER Z. BLACKHALL, CHEEKTOWAGA, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD.
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., BANNISTER, MONTOUR, AND GREENWOOD, JJ.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Kelly A. Brinkworth, J.), entered May 9, 2022, in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b. The order, among other things, adjudged that respondent permanently neglected the subject child and transferred respondent's guardianship and custody rights with respect to the subject child to petitioner.
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the February 25, 2022 decision at Family Court.