Opinion
October 6, 1998
Appeal from the Family Court, New York County (Mary Bednar, J.).
The appeal is moot, the order brought up having expired and a subsequent order extending placement having been entered ( Matter of F. Children, 199 A.D.2d 81; Matter of R./W. Children, 240 A.D.2d 207, lv denied 90 N.Y.2d 807). Were we to reach the merits, we would find that continued foster care placement is warranted by evidence of the child's regular absence from school and therapy sessions, respondent's inability to control the child's manipulative behavior, and respondent's failure to cooperate with the foster care agency regarding the implementing of homemaker services.
Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Milonas, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.