In re Sarah-Beth H.
Opinion of the Court
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Jody Adams, J.), entered on or about December 13, 2005, upon a fact-finding determination of mental illness, terminating respondent’s parental rights to the subject child and committing the child’s guardianship and custody to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for purposes of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The finding of mental illness within the meaning of Social Services Law § 384-b (4) (c) and (6) (a) is supported by clear and convincing evidence, including respondent’s medical records and the testimony of the court-appointed psychiatrist (see Matter of Antonio Tyrone B., 298 AD2d 128 [2002]). Family Court
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