MATTER OF JESSICA UU.


174 A.D.2d 98 (1992)

In the Matter of Jessica UU., Alleged to be a Permanently Neglected Child. Delaware County Department of Social Services, Appellant; Ira UU. et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

January 23, 1992


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl F. Becker for appellant.

James Hartmann for Ira UU., respondent.

Richard Northrup Jr. for Kandy UU., respondent.

Thomas E. Schimmerling, Law Guardian, for Jessica UU.

LEVINE, J. P., MERCURE, CREW III and MAHONEY, JJ., concur.


CASEY, J.

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., 63 N.Y.2d 136...

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