Matter of Jayvon Nathaniel L. (Natasha A.)

Matter of Jayvon Nathaniel L. (Natasha A.) 2010 NY Slip Op 01576 [70 AD3d 580] February 25, 2010 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, March 31, 2010

In the Matter of Jayvon Nathaniel L., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected and Abused. Natasha A., Appellant; Leake & Watts Services, Inc., Respondent.

—[*1] Robin G. Steinberg, The Bronx Defenders, Bronx (Florian Miedel of counsel), for appellant.

Law Offices of James M. Abramson, PLLC, New York (Dawn M. Orsatti of counsel), for respondent.

Ronald G. Fisher, Bronx, Law Guardian.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Clark V. Richardson, J.), entered on or about July 17, 2008, which, to the extent appealed from, upon a finding that respondent mother permanently neglected and severely and repeatedly abused the subject child, terminated respondent's parental rights and committed custody and guardianship of the child to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The evidence at the dispositional hearing supports the determination that it was in the best interests of the child to terminate respondent's parental rights so as to facilitate the child's adoption by his foster parents, with whom he has lived for most of his life and developed a close relationship, and who have tended to his psychiatric and developmental needs (see Matter of Taaliyah Simone S.D., 28 AD3d 371 [2006]). The circumstances presented do not warrant a suspended judgment (see Matter of Shaka Efion C., 207 AD2d 740, 741 [1994]). Concur—Gonzalez, P.J., Mazzarelli, Nardelli, Acosta and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.