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FAMILY COURT SHOULD HAVE APPOINTED A GUARDIAN FOR THE CHILD AND MADE THE FINDINGS NECESSARY FOR THE CHILD TO PETITION FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS (SIJS) (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Family Court, determined that a guardian should have been appointed for the child and findings should have been made to allow the child to petition for special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS):

“When considering guardianship appointments, the infant’s best interests are paramount” … . Here, the Family Court erred in determining that the proposed guardian should not be appointed (see generally Family Ct Act § 355.5[7][d][ii]; Social Services Law § 371[7]), as it failed to base its decision on any assessment of the credibility of the witnesses at the hearing, and failed to examine the facts of the case within the context of the required best interests analysis … . …

… [T]he child is under the age of 21 and unmarried, and since we have found that the proposed guardian should have been appointed as the child’s guardian, a finding also should have been made that the child is dependent on a juvenile court within the meaning of 8 USC § 1101(a)(27)(J)(i) … .Further, based upon our independent factual review, the record supports a finding that reunification of the child with her father is not a viable option due to parental neglect … . Matter of Grechel L.J., 2018 NY Slip Op 08934, Second Dept 12-26-18

 

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