Opinion
CAF 01-01261
June 14, 2002.
Appeal from an order of Family Court, Genesee County (Griffith, J., for Graney, J.), entered August 4, 2000, which terminated respondent's parental rights.
MARY ANN BLIZNIK, CLARENCE, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
PAULA A. CAMPBELL, BATAVIA, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.
PRESENT: HAYES, J.P., WISNER, KEHOE, GORSKI, AND LAWTON, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Family Court properly found that the best interests of the child would be served by terminating respondent's parental rights and freeing the child for adoption ( see Matter of Mark M., 267 A.D.2d 1045, 1046; Matter of Philip D., 266 A.D.2d 909). Respondent's contention that the court erred in failing to interview the child in camera is not preserved for our review ( see Matter of Hilliard v. Peroni, 245 A.D.2d 1107, 1108; Matter of Nielsen v. Nielsen, 225 A.D.2d 1050, lv denied 88 N.Y.2d 805). In any event, that contention is lacking in merit because the child was then only six years old ( see Matter of Crystal Q., 173 A.D.2d 912, 913-914, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 855; see generally Social Services Law § 384-b [k]).