Petitioner agency established abandonment by clear and convincing evidence that respondent had failed to contact the child or the agency for six months preceding the filing of the petition (Social Services Law § 384-b [5]), and the alleged single contact by respondent with the agency does not require a finding to the contrary (Matter of Crawford,
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