Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1997

In re Rhonda B.

In re Rhonda B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided September 16, 1997
242 A.D.2d 446; 662 N.Y.S.2d 306; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8767
In re Rhonda B.

Opinion of the Court

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Bruce Kaplan, J.), entered on or about April 20, 1995, freeing the subject child for adoption by her foster parent, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Appellant’s profession of love for the child does not warrant a finding on his behalf. Appellant’s plan is speculative, as he continues to be incarcerated, and his mother has no relationship with the child, who has spent much of her life in the same foster home with her siblings. The evidence shows that the foster home has been good for the child and that her best interests would be served by freeing her for adoption, together with her siblings, by the foster mother. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Williams, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Colabella, JJ.

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