Christopher B., Respondent-Appellant. v. << (2001)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Matter of CHRISTOPHER A.B. Monroe County Department of Social Services, Petitioner-Respondent, Christopher B., Respondent-Appellant.

Decided: December 21, 2001

PRESENT: GREEN, J.P., PINE, HURLBUTT, KEHOE and GORSKI, JJ.

Tyson Blue, for respondent-appellant. Henry S. Stewart, Law Guardian. Ronald A. Case, for petitioner-respondent.

Family Court properly terminated respondent's parental rights pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b (4)(c) by reason of mental illness. Contrary to the contention of respondent, the court-appointed psychiatrist could properly form an opinion concerning the inability of respondent to provide adequate care for his child due to his mental illness. The psychiatrist based his opinion on an interview with respondent that lasted one hour and 20 minutes, more than 100 pages of correspondence written by respondent, court documents, and medical records from a three-month psychiatric hospitalization of respondent that also set forth respondent's prior mental health history (see generally, Matter of Tyesha W., 259 A.D.2d 349, 687 N.Y.S.2d 16). We have considered respondent's remaining contention and conclude that it is without merit.

Order unanimously affirmed without costs.

MEMORANDUM:

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