Opinion
March 17, 1992
Appeal from the Family Court, New York County (Ruth Zuckerman, J.).
Petitioner's proof that respondent suffers from degenerative schizophrenia, combined with the conclusion of the court-appointed psychiatrist that respondent cannot presently and will not in the foreseeable future be able to provide adequate care for her child, constituted sufficient evidence to warrant the termination of respondent's parental rights (Social Services Law § 384-b [c]). To the extent that respondent offered expert testimony to the contrary, the issue was one for the trier of fact, who saw and heard the two witnesses, to resolve (Matter of Michael D., 109 A.D.2d 633, affd 66 N.Y.2d 843).
Concur — Milonas, J.P., Wallach, Kassal and Rubin, JJ.