IN THE MATTER OF MERCEDES B.
Motion No: CAF 24-01870
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 83546(U)
Decided on December 23, 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.


December 23, 2025

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

CAF 24-01870
Docket No: NA-10332-22

IN THE MATTER OF MERCEDES B.



ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

PETITIONER-RESPONDENT;

NICHOLE P., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.


Respondent-appellant having moved for an extension of time to perfect the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Erie County, entered October 7, 2024,

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 motion is granted, the time to perfect the appeal is extended to December 31, 2025, and, in the event of failure to so perfect, the appeal is hereby dismissed without further order.

Entered: December 23, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court