Matter of Jahred S. (Wilbert S.)
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
On December 1, 2014, the Family Court, upon a finding that the father neglected the subject children by, among other things, committing acts of domestic violence against the children‘s mother in their presence, issued an order of disposition placing the father under the supervision of the Westchester County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) for a period of 6 months and directing him to comply with an order of protection in favor of the children which directed him to refrain from any acts of violence, including domestic violence. Prior to the expiration of those orders, DSS filed a petition pursuant to
The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in extending DSS‘s supervision of the father and modifying the order of disposition and the order of protection. Where the Family Court issues an order of disposition in a child protective proceeding and imposes a period of supervision of the parent, the court “may at the expiration of that period, upon a
Here, the record established that on or about December 16, 2014, an altercation occurred between the mother and the father, during which the mother sustained an injury. As a result of the incident, the father was arrested and charged with assault. The evidence further demonstrated that the children were present in the home during the incident. Based on this evidence, as well as the prior finding that the father neglected the children, the court properly determined that there was good cause to extend supervision and to modify the order of disposition and the order of protection (see
The father‘s remaining contentions are without merit. Balkin, J.P., Cohen, Hinds-Radix and Maltese, JJ., concur.