Opinion
February 14, 1994
Appeal from the Family Court, Dutchess County (Amodeo, J.).
Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
A review of the record confirms that the Family Court properly concluded, after conducting a thorough inquiry, that structured placement was consistent "with the needs and best interests" of the appellant "and the need for protection of the community" (see, Family Ct Act § 352.2 [a]; Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947; Matter of Anthony M., 142 A.D.2d 731). "Furthermore, the Family Court adopted the least restrictive alternative commensurate with those concerns" (Matter of Anthony M., supra, at 732; see, Family Ct Act § 352.2). Accordingly, it cannot be said that the Family Court improvidently exercised its discretion in ordering the appellant placed with the Department of Social Services. Ritter, J.P., Pizzuto, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.