Opinion
2001-07937.
Decided on January 12, 2004.
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the mother appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of disposition of the Family Court, Kings County (Knipps, J.), dated August 3, 2001, as, upon a fact-finding order of the same court dated June 27, 2001, determined that she had neglected the subject child. The appeal from the order of disposition brings up for review the fact-finding order dated June 27, 2001.
David M. Shapiro, Bronx, N.Y., for appellant.
Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Edward F.X. Hart and Drake A. Colley of counsel), for respondent.
Monica Drinane, New York, N.Y. (Eva Pappadopoulos of counsel), Law Guardian for the child.
Before: THOMAS A. ADAMS and BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order of disposition is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
Although the order of disposition has expired, the adjudication of neglect constitutes a permanent and significant stigma, and therefore the appeal is not academic ( see Matter of Kevin D., 300 A.D.2d 304; Matter of Sidney S., 292 A.D.2d 534).
The evidence presented at the fact-finding hearing established by a preponderance of the evidence that the mother, Althia M., neglected her daughter, Fatima G. ( see Family Ct Act § 1012[f][i], 1046[b][i]; Matter of Irene O., 38 N.Y.2d 776; Matter of Tammie Z., 66 N.Y.2d 1).
The remaining contentions are without merit.
RITTER, J.P., S. MILLER, ADAMS and COZIER, JJ., concur.