Case Name: In the Matter of Melanie C., an Infant. Melissa L., Appellant; Administration for Children's Services, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-05-12
Citations: 128 A.D.3d 460
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Melanie C., an Infant. Melissa L., Appellant; Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 128
Pages: 460–460

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Melanie C., an Infant. Melissa L., Appellant; Administration for Children’s Services, Respondent.
[7 NYS3d 894]

Opinion:
Appeal from order, Family Court, New York County (Susan K. Knipps, J.), entered on or about June 23, 2014, which denied respondent's application pursuant to Family Court Act § 1028 for the return of the child, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.
Respondent's appeal has been rendered moot by the subsequent fact-finding determination of neglect against her, made on or about February 23, 2015 (see Matter ofJosee Louise L.H. [DeCarla L.], 121 AD3d 492 [1st Dept 2014], lv denied 24 NY3d 913 [2015]; Matter of Charnel T., 49 AD3d 427 [1st Dept 2008]). Concur — Gonzalez, P.J., Mazzarelli, DeGrasse and Kapnick, JJ.