IN THE MATTER OF MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ON BEHALF OF TORIAWNA L. V JOSHUA W.
Motion No: CAF 25-01421
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 79723(U)
Decided on October 24, 2025
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


October 24, 2025

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CAF 25-01421
Docket No: F-05941-16

IN THE MATTER OF MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF

HUMAN SERVICES, ON BEHALF OF TORIAWNA L.,

PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

V

JOSHUA W., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.


Respondent-appellant having moved for an extension of time to perfect the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Monroe County, entered October 25, 2016,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the notice of appeal dated February 24, 2025, shall be treated as valid as to the order of Family Court entered October 25, 2016, and

It is further ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed on the ground that the order is not appealable (see Family Court Act § 439 [e]; Matter of Dompkowski v Dompkowski, 154 AD2d 950, 950-951 [4th Dept 1989]), and

It is further ORDERED that the motion is dismissed.

Entered: October 24, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court