Opinion
11-16-2016
In the Matter of Marie WHITTAKER, appellant, v. Angeline QUILES, respondent-respondent, et al., respondent.
David Laniado, Valley Stream, NY, for appellant. Michael A. Fiechter, Bellmore, NY for respondent-respondent (no brief filed). Karen P. Simmons, Brooklyn, NY (Janet Neustaetter and Milbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP [Erik Wilson ], of counsel), attorney for the children.
David Laniado, Valley Stream, NY, for appellant.
Michael A. Fiechter, Bellmore, NY for respondent-respondent (no brief filed).
Karen P. Simmons, Brooklyn, NY (Janet Neustaetter and Milbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP [Erik Wilson ], of counsel), attorney for the children.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Michael L. Katz, J.), dated April 29, 2015. The order denied the paternal grandmother's petition for custody or visitation with the subject children. 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 the appellant's assigned counsel pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, and, upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on the appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see id.; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 A.D.3d 252, 931 N.Y.S.2d 676 ).
LEVENTHAL, J.P., MILLER, LaSALLE and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.