*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1447

CAF 10-02002

PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, PERADOTTO, CARNI, AND SCONIERS, JJ. IN THE MATTER OF DONNA H., SEAN H., AND CHLOE H. ------------------------------------------

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ORDER PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; RICHARD H., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, AND TIFFANY H., RESPONDENT.

BERNADETTE M. HOPPE, BUFFALO, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

JOSEPH T. JARZEMBEK, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

DAVID C. SCHOPP, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILDREN, THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (CHARLES D. HALVORSEN OF COUNSEL), FOR DONNA H., SEAN H., AND CHLOE H. Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Erie County (Margaret O. Szczur, J.), entered September 14, 2010 in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10. The order, inter alia, determined that respondent Richard H. had neglected the subject children.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Entered: December 23, 2011 Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court