Case Name: In the Matter of Justin P., Appellant. New York State Division for Youth, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-06-10
Citations: 251 A.D.2d 1057
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Justin P., Appellant. New York State Division for Youth, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 251
Pages: 1057–1058

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Justin P., Appellant. New York State Division for Youth, Respondent.
[672 NYS2d 830]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly exercised its discretion in granting the petition to extend respondent's placement and in extending that placement for a period of 12 months (see, Family Ct Act § 355.3 [4]). "[P]etitioner proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the extension of placement would both protect society and be in the best interests of respondent" (Matter of Marcus C., 212 AD2d 1054, 1054-1055; see, Matter of Percy H., 159 AD2d 623). (Appeal from Order of Jefferson County Family Court, Hunt, J. — Placement.) Present — Green, J. P., Lawton, Wisner, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.