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IN THIS TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PROCEEDING, ABSENT THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO DISPENSE WITH IT, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING MUST BE HELD AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FACT-FINDING HEARING (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department determined the record supported termination of father’s parental rights, but the order must be reversed because the court failed to hold a dispositional hearing after the completion of the fact-finding hearing. The matter was remitted:

Family Court erred in failing to hold a dispositional hearing. “Family Ct Act § 625 (a) expressly provides that, upon completion of a fact-finding hearing, a dispositional hearing may commence immediately after the required findings are made; provided, however, that if all parties consent the court may, upon motion of any party or upon its own motion, dispense with the dispositional hearing and make an order of disposition on the basis of competent evidence admitted at the fact-finding hearing” … . Given that the record is devoid of the parties’ consent to dispense with a dispositional hearing, the matter is remitted for a dispositional hearing “or to otherwise affirmatively gain the parties’ consent to dispense of the matter without one” … . Matter of Konner N. (Justin O.), 2025 NY Slip Op 01017, Third Dept 2-20-25

Practice Point: Here the order terminating father’s parental rights was reversed because no dispositional hearing was held, and there was no indication the parties consented to proceeding without one. The matter was remitted.

 

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