Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The appellant concedes that the record supports the Family Court's factual determination of abandonment, which was made in accordance with Social Services Law § 384-b. We find that the Family Court acted within its discretion by immediately terminating the appellant's parental rights without holding a dispositional hearing (see, Matter of Joyce T.,
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