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IN RE: B.B.V. (2026)

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

IN RE: B.B.V., Petitioner–Appellant, v. D.S.S., Jr., et al., Respondents–Respondents.

Dkt. No. V–09617–25

Decided: October 29, 2026

Renwick, P.J., Kennedy, Friedman, González, Chan, JJ.

Larry S. Bachner, New York, for appellant.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Valerie A. Pels, J.), entered on or about December 10, 2025, which dismissed the petition for custody of the subject child for lack of standing, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Family Court properly dismissed the custody petition by the subject child's biological mother for lack of standing, as the child had been placed in the care and custody of the Commissioner of Social Services for the purpose of adoption before the petition was filed and her custody and guardianship already awarded to the foster care agency (see Matter of Roslyn J. v. Charise J., 205 AD3d 480, 480 [1st Dept 2022];  Matter of Michael B. v Administration for Children's Servs., 189 AD3d 529, 529 [1st Dept 2020];  Matter of Carmen P. v Administration for Children's Servs., 149 AD3d 577 [1st Dept 2017] ).

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IN RE: B.B.V. (2026)

Docket No: Dkt. No. V–09617–25

Decided: October 29, 2026

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

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