Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
The Family Court erred when it determined that the petitioner failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that it had fulfilled its statutory duty to exercise diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the respondent's relationship with her daughter...
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