Opinion
CAF 01-01830
February 7, 2003.
Appeal from an order of Family Court, Onondaga County (Hood, J.), entered December 19, 2000, which terminated respondent's parental rights.
KENNY AND KENNY, SYRACUSE (ANDREW S. GREENBERG OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
ANTHONY P. RIVIZZIGNO, COUNTY ATTORNEY, SYRACUSE (JOSEPH J. ZAVAGLIA OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.
JEANNE L. CLARK, LAW GUARDIAN, SYRACUSE, FOR RAYSHAWN R.
PRESENT: GREEN, J.P., PINE, HURLBUTT, KEHOE, AND HAYES, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
We affirm the order, which terminated respondent's parental rights, for reasons stated in the decision at Family Court, Onondaga County (Hood, J.). We add only that respondent's contention that the court erred in failing to hold a dispositional hearing is without merit. A dispositional hearing pursuant to Family Ct Act § 625(a) is not required where the parties waive their right to such a hearing (see Matter of Casondra W., 184 A.D.2d 1070, 1071; Matter of Rosa B., 161 A.D.2d 1152, 1153; Matter of Loretta OO., 114 A.D.2d 648, 649-650). In this case, counsel for respondent waived respondent's right to such a hearing.