Matter of Chanel Monique L. v Eric P.
2006 NY Slip Op 04425 [30 AD3d 424]
Decided on June 6, 2006
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on June 6, 2006
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P.
ROBERT A. SPOLZINO
ROBERT A. LIFSON
JOSEPH COVELLO, JJ.
2005-04810 DECISION & ORDER
2005-06288

[*1]In the Matter of Chanel Monique L. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, respondent;

and

Eric P. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 1)



In the Matter of Jasmine J. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, respondent;

and

Eric P. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 2)



In the Matter of Tianna J. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, respondent;

and

Eric P. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 3)



In the Matter of Tajahe J. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, respondent;

and

Eric P. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. N-2000/04, N-2001/04, N-2002/04, N-2151/04, N-2152/04, N-2153/04, N-14869/04)





Channing Kury, Commack, N.Y., for appellant.
Christine Malafi, County Attorney, Central Islip, N.Y. (Gary L.
Rosenthal of counsel), for respondent.
Robert C. Mitchell, Central Islip, N.Y. (Regina M. Stanton of
counsel), Law [*2]Guardian for the
children.

In four related child protective proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, the father, Eric P., appeals, (1) from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Freundlich, J.), entered April 28, 2005, which, after a hearing, directed that an order of protection be issued preventing him from having any physical contact with the child Chanel Monique L. until her 18th birthday, and (2), as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the same court entered April 29, 2005, as, after a hearing, directed that an order of protection be issued preventing him from having any contact with the children Jasmine J., Tianna J., and Tajahe J., until each child's 18th birthday.

ORDERED that the order entered April 28, 2005, is affirmed, without costs or disbursements; and it is further,

ORDERED that the order entered April 29, 2005, is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the father's contentions, the Family Court properly directed the issuance of orders of protection preventing the father from having any contact with the subject children until each child's 18th birthday (see Family Ct Act § 1056[4]). Furthermore, the Family Court possessed sufficient information to render an informed decision in the best interests of the child Chanel Monique L. without conducting a separate hearing for that child (see Melnitzky v Melnitzky, 278 AD2d 2; Matter of Davis v Davis, 265 AD2d 552).
SANTUCCI, J.P., SPOLZINO, LIFSON and COVELLO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court