Opinion
April 7, 1998
Appeal from Family Court, New York County (Leah Marks, J.).
A preponderance of the evidence supports Family Court's finding that respondent did not adhere to the conditions upon which the judgment finding her to have permanently neglected the subject child had been suspended (see, Matter of Grace Q., 200 A.D.2d 894, 895). In this regard, the evidence established that respondent, in violation of the suspended judgment, failed to follow the rules and regulations of Phoenix House, failed to complete a drug rehabilitation program and failed to attend individual psychotherapy. Respondent's repeated inability to complete treatment programs, unwillingness to seek psychotherapy, and instability and immaturity with respect to the discharge of her parental obligations amply support the conclusion that the best interests of the subject child, who has spent virtually her entire life in foster care, would be served by terminating respondent's parental rights.
We have considered respondent's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.
Concur — Milonas, J.P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli and Saxe, JJ.