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FAMILY COURT’S TERMINATION OF MOTHER’S PARENTAL RIGHTS WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE, MOTHER WAS DEALING WITH HER MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG PROBLEMS AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN WERE BEING ADDRESSED (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined that the proof requirements for the termination of parental rights were not met:

To establish that a parent has permanently neglected a child, an agency must demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parent “failed for a period of either at least one year or fifteen out of the most recent twenty-two months following the date such child came into the care of an authorized agency substantially and continuously or repeatedly to maintain contact with or plan for the future of the child, although physically and financially able to do so, notwithstanding the agency’s diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship when such efforts will not be detrimental to the best interests of the child” (Social Services Law § 384-b[7][a]).

… The mother testified that she complied with all of the requirements that were communicated to her in order for the children to be returned to her care. According to the mother, these requirements included visiting with the children regularly, undergoing multiple mental health evaluations, consistently participating in mental health treatment, undergoing drug testing, completing parenting skills classes, visiting the children’s school as much as allowed, and keeping up with the children’s health status. The case files … generally supported the mother’s testimony … .

In light of the petitioner’s failure to adduce other evidence beyond the mother’s own testimony as to the initial reasons for the children’s removal from her care, the significance of the mother’s mental health diagnosis, or the significance of the special needs diagnoses of the children, there was no basis for a determination that the mother’s testimony on these subjects demonstrated a failure “to take such steps as may be necessary to provide an adequate, stable home and parental care for the child[ren] within a period of time which is reasonable under the financial circumstances available to the parent” … . Matter of Jaylen R.B. (Lisa G.)2018 NY Slip Op 08643, Second Dept 12-19-18

 

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