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Imposition of Separate and Contradictory Permanency Goals for Father and Mother Disallowed

In reversing Family Court, the Third Department determined the imposition of separate and contradictory permanency goals violated Family Court Act 1089 [d] [2] [i]:

At the end of the hearing, Family Court continued the children’s placement and approved petitioner’s goal of reunification as to the mother only. As to the father, the court disapproved the goal of reunification, directed petitioner to commence a permanent neglect proceeding to terminate his parental rights and suspended his supervised visitation.  *  *  *

Family Court erred by imposing separate and contradictory permanency goals on the mother and father.  Upon concluding at the end of a permanency hearing that a child is not to be returned immediately to a parent, the court must determine whether the permanency goal should be approved or modified and may select among five statutory permanency goals (see Family Ct Act § 1089 [d] [2] [i]; …).  These “goal[s] are listed as alternatives, with the court to choose only one.  Nothing in the statute indicates that the court may select and impose on the parties two or more goals simultaneously” … .  The statute contemplates the commencement of termination proceedings against a parent only when the permanency goal is “placement for adoption” (Family Ct Act § 1089 [d] [2] [i] [B]). To require such proceedings as to one parent where, as here, the permanency goal is reunification with the other parent is not only inconsistent with the statutory goals but also with the overall goal of permanent neglect proceedings, to further the children’s best interests by freeing them for adoption when positive parental relationships no longer exist … .  In the Matter of Julian P, 512450, 3rd Dept, 5-30-13

 

 

 

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