S., MICHAEL, MTR. OF

Opinion

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

1160 CAF 12-00126 PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, SCONIERS, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF HERKIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ON BEHALF OF MICHAEL S., PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; ORDER RACHEL W., RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. ---------------------------------------------- SIMONE M. SHAHEEN, ESQ., ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, APPELLANT.

SIMONE M. SHAHEEN, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, UTICA, APPELLANT PRO SE.

ROBERT J. MALONE, COUNTY ATTORNEY, HERKIMER (JACQUELYN M. ASNOE OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

ALBERT F. LAWRENCE, GREENFIELD CENTER, FOR RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Herkimer County (John J. Brennan, J.), dated December 15, 2011. The order, among other things, directed that the subject child be returned to respondent.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Family Court.

Entered: November 9, 2012 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court