Opinion
04-03-2024
In the MATTER OF MON EL C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; v. Josephine C. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent.
Thomas J. Butler, Melville, NY, for appellant. Christopher J. Clayton, County Attorney, Central Islip, NY (Karin A. Bohrer of counsel), for petitioner-respondent (no brief filed). Alexandra M. Hennessy, Commack, NY, attorney for the child (no brief filed).
Thomas J. Butler, Melville, NY, for appellant. Christopher J. Clayton, County Attorney, Central Islip, NY (Karin A. Bohrer of counsel), for petitioner-respondent (no brief filed).
Alexandra M. Hennessy, Commack, NY, attorney for the child (no brief filed).
MARK C. DILLON, J.P., CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, LARA J. GENOVESI, JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Matthew Hughes, J.), dated November 3, 2022. The order, after a hearing, denied the mother’s application pursuant to Family Court Act § 1028 for the return of the subject child to her custody during the pendency of the proceeding. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with (Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493), in which he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by assigned counsel pursuant to (Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493). Upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel’s application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see id.; Matter of Sylvie AS. [Cynthia F.W.], 209 A.D.3d 657, 174 N.Y.S.3d 871).
DILLON, J.P., CHAMBERS, GENOVESI and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.