Matter of Ciara M.

Citation708 N.Y.S.2d 717,273 A.D.2d 312
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
Decision Date12 June 2000
PartiesIn the Matter of CIARA M., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of VENUS S., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of SONNY S., JR., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of NATHANIEL S., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of EMMANUEL F., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of KIAM F., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.<BR>In the Matter of ELIZABETH F., a Child Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected.<BR>SONNY B., SR., Also Known as BERNARD S., Appellant;<BR>ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Respondent.

Ritter, J.P., Thompson, S. Miller and Florio, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the appeal from the fact-finding order is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, as that order was superseded by the orders of disposition dated October 7, 1998; and it is further,

Ordered that the appeal from so much of the order of disposition as placed the child Ciara M. in the care of the Administration for Children's Services, and the appeals from so much of the orders of disposition as placed the children Venus S., Sonny S., Jr., Nathaniel S., Emmanuel F., Kiam F., and Elizabeth F. in the custody of the Commissioner of Social Services, are dismissed, without costs or disbursements; and it is further,

Ordered that the orders of disposition are affirmed insofar as reviewed, without costs or disbursements.

The father's appeals from so much of the orders of disposition as placed the children in the care of the Administration of Children Services and Commissioner of Social Services must be dismissed as academic. The one-year placement periods have expired, and those provisions of the orders of disposition have been replaced by a subsequent order extending placement of the children (see...

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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • May 22, 2012
    ...him custody for seven years. This ruling and the findings supporting it have never been disturbed. See In re Ciara M., 273 A.D.2d 312, 314, 708 N.Y.S.2d 717, 719 (2d Dep't) (upholding abuse findings and affirming orders denying custody), leave to appeal denied,95 N.Y.2d 767, 717 N.Y.S.2d 54......
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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • May 14, 2012
    ...resided since the June 1997 removal. The New York Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed these orders, In re Ciara M., 273 A.D.2d 312, 708 N.Y.S.2d 717 (2d Dep't 2000), and the New York Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal, 95 N.Y.2d 767, 740 N.E.2d 653, 717 N.Y.S.2d 547 (2000).......
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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • June 10, 2011
    ...since the June 1997 removal. The New York Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed these orders, see In re Ciara M., 273 A.D.2d 312, 708 N.Y.S.2d 717 (2d Dep't 2000), and the New York Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal, see In re Ciara M., 95 N.Y.2d 767, 740 N.E.2d 653, 717 N.Y.......
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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • February 2, 2012
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