At issue on this appeal is whether the petitioning agency met its burden of showing that it had satisfied the statutory obligation to exercise diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]), which is the threshold inquiry in any permanent neglect proceeding (Matter of Star Leslie W.,
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