Opinion
13356 Dkt. No. NA-11772/17 Case No. 2019-03591
03-16-2021
Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Judith Stern of counsel), for appellant. The Bronx Defenders, Bronx (Saul Zipkin of counsel), for respondents.
Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Judith Stern of counsel), for appellant.
The Bronx Defenders, Bronx (Saul Zipkin of counsel), for respondents.
Manzanet–Daniels, J.P., Mazzarelli, Mendez, Shulman, JJ.
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Tracey A. Bing, J.), entered on or about July 24, 2019, which precluded the attorney for the child from participating in the dispositional proceedings, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Family Court properly concluded that the dispositional hearing could not proceed with respect to the older child, who had reached the age of 18 during the pendency of the proceedings and was not in foster care (see Matter of Chanyae S. [Rena W.], 82 A.D.3d 1247, 924 N.Y.S.2d 793 [2d Dept. 2011] ); Matter of Daniel W., 37 A.D.3d 842, 843, 831 N.Y.S.2d 244 [2d Dept. 2007] ).