Matter of Rocco R. L. (Tiffany R.)

Opinion

Matter of Rocco R. L. (Tiffany R.)

2026 NY Slip Op 04858

August 5, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

In the Matter of Rocco R. L. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Tiffany R. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 1)

In the Matter of Sunny R. L. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Tiffany R. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 2)

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Decided on August 5, 2026

2024-11496, 2024-11498, (Docket Nos. N-1066-21, N-1067-21)

Valerie Brathwaite Nelson, J.P.

Barry E. Warhit

Phillip Hom

Lisa S. Ottley, JJ.

David Laniado, Cedarhurst, NY, for appellant.

Steven Banks, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY (Claude S. Platton and Rebecca L. Visgaitis of counsel), for respondent.

Twyla Carter, New York, NY (Dawne A. Mitchell and Diane Pazar of counsel), attorney for the children.

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DECISION & ORDER

In related proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the mother appeals from (1) a decision of the Family Court, Richmond County (Karen B. Wolff, J.), dated August 14, 2024, and (2) an order of fact-finding of the same court also dated August 14, 2024. The order of fact-finding, after a fact-finding hearing, and upon the decision, found that the mother neglected the subject children.

ORDERED that the appeals are dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

The appeal from the decision must be dismissed, as no appeal lies from a decision (see Matter of Timothy K. Jr. [Timothy K.], 225 AD3d 700, 701). Furthermore, the appeal from the order of fact-finding must be dismissed, as that order was superseded by an order of disposition of the same court dated March 13, 2025. The issues raised on the appeal from the order of fact-finding are brought up for review and have been considered on a related appeal from the order of disposition (see Matter of Sunny R. L. [Tiffany R.], ___ AD3d ___ [decided herewith]).

BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., WARHIT, HOM and OTTLEY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court