Matter of Olivia S. (Dawn S.)
Annotate this CaseDecided on April 28, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, DEJOSEPH, NEMOYER, AND CURRAN, JJ.
485 CAF 16-01279
[*1]IN THE MATTER OF OLIVIA S. - WYOMING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; DAWN S., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
NORMAN P. EFFMAN, PUBLIC DEFENDER, WARSAW (ADAM W. KOCH OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
JAMES WUJCIK, COUNTY ATTORNEY, ATTICA (JANET L. BENSMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.
PETER M. CASEY, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, BATAVIA.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Wyoming County (Michael F. Griffith, J.), entered July 15, 2016 in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10. The order, among other things, transferred respondent's guardianship and custody rights with respect to the subject child to petitioner.
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: April 28, 2017
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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