Clear and convincing evidence supports Family Court's finding that respondent had abandoned his daughter within the meaning of Social Services Law § 384-b (5). The petitioning agency clearly established that for more than two and a half years preceding the filing of the petition, respondent made no efforts to contact either the child or the agency (see, Matter of Julius P.,
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