Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 25, 2011 (In re Amber Gold J.)

*1002Although the subject child was returned to the care and custody of the parents while the appeal was pending, since the adjudication of neglect “ ‘constitutes a permanent and significant stigma that might indirectly affect the appellant’s status in future proceedings,’ ” the parents’ respective appeals from the order of fact-finding are not academic (Matter of Ndeye D. [Benjamin D.