Opinion
Docket No. NA-11772/17 Appeal No. 13356 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.
Before: Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Mazzarelli, Mendez, Shulman, JJ.
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.
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 AD3d 1247 [2d Dept 2011]); Matter of Daniel W., 37 AD3d 842, 843 [2d Dept 2007]).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: March 16, 2021