IN THE MATTER OF LONNIE C

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2001-01754

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John R. Lewis, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., for appellant. David L. Darwin, Acting County Attorney, Goshen, N.Y. (Peter R. Schwarz of counsel), for respondent. Philip C. Schiffman, Washingtonville, N.Y., Law Guardian for the children.

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IN THE MATTER OF LONNIE C. (ANONYMOUS). ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, respondent; BONNIE C. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., appellants. (PROCEEDING NO. 1) IN THE MATTER OF ADAM C. (ANONYMOUS). ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, respondent; BONNIE C. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., appellants. (PROCEEDING NO. 2) IN THE MATTER OF FRANCES C. (ANONYMOUS). ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, respondent; BONNIE C. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., appellants. (PROCEEDING NO. 3) IN THE MATTER OF KYLE C. (ANONYMOUS). ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, respondent; BONNIE C. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., appellants. (PROCEEDING NO. 4)

ORDERED that the appeal by the father is dismissed as abandoned, without costs or disbursements (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[c], [e]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from by the mother, without costs or disbursements.

The paramount concern at a dispositional hearing is the best interests of the children (see Matter of Jeremiah R., 266 A.D.2d 553, 554). There is ample evidence that the best interests of the subject children would be served by freeing them for adoption by the foster parents and not subjecting them to the potential harm that could result from their being returned to their parents (id.).

SANTUCCI, J.P., KRAUSMAN, GOLDSTEIN and ADAMS, JJ., concur.

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