Case Name: In the Matter of Cathleen B. and Another, Infants. Cathleen B., Appellant; Jefferson County Department of Social Services, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-09-29
Citations: 219 A.D.2d 847
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Cathleen B. and Another, Infants. Cathleen B., Appellant; Jefferson County Department of Social Services, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 219
Pages: 847–847

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Cathleen B. and Another, Infants. Cathleen B., Appellant; Jefferson County Department of Social Services, Respondent.
[632 NYS2d 54]

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly granted the petition to terminate the parental rights of respondent mother, based on clear and convincing evidence that, by reason of mental retardation, she is presently and in the foreseeable future unable to provide adequate care for her children (see, Matter of Joyce T., 65 NY2d 39; Matter of Kimberly J., 216 AD2d 940; Matter of Jammie CC., 149 AD2d 822, 823). (Appeal from Order of Jefferson County Family Court, Hunt, J. — Termination of Parental Rights.) Present— Denman, P. J., Lawton, Wesley, Doerr and Balio, JJ.