IN RE: WILLIAM J. (2025)

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

IN RE: WILLIAM J., Petitioner–Appellant, v. JENEVIA T., et al., Respondents–Respondents.

3590

Decided: January 30, 2025

Kern, J.P., Singh, Kennedy, Rodriguez, Michael, JJ.

Law Office of Thomas R. Villecco, P.C., New York (Thomas R. Villecco of counsel), for appellant. Larry S. Bachner, New York, for Jenevia T., respondent. Muriel Goode–Trufant, Corporation Counsel, New York (Ian M. Sinclair of counsel), for Administration for Children's Services, respondent. John R. Eyerman, New York, for Rising Ground, respondent. Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Claire V. Merkine of counsel), attorney for the children.

Appeal from order, Family Court, New York County (Valerie A. Pels, J.), entered on or about October 25, 2023, which, after a hearing, granted the motion of the Attorney for the Children to dismiss petitioner's paternity petition on equitable estoppel grounds, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.

The appeal from the order dismissing the paternity petitions has been rendered moot by the adoption of the children by their respective foster mothers (see Matter of Nitthanean R. [Joy R.], 165 A.D.3d 502, 503–504, 85 N.Y.S.3d 434 [1st Dept. 2018]; Matter of Alexis C. [Jacqueline A.], 99 A.D.3d 542, 543, 952 N.Y.S.2d 175 [1st Dept. 2012], lv denied 20 N.Y.3d 856, 2013 WL 105349 [2013]).

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