MATTER OF R.


237 A.D.2d 226 (1997)

655 N.Y.S.2d 28

In the Matter of Joshua R., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. Satia R., Appellant; St. Vincent's Services Inc., Respondent

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

March 27, 1997


Termination of respondent's parental right was justified by clear and convincing evidence that respondent, who was in violation of her parole from prison when she gave birth to the child, abandoned the child at birth, made no effort to visit or inquire about him until located by the agency in prison five months later, and, despite diligent efforts by the agency, did not complete either a parenting skills class, required by prison policy for visitation with the child to be...

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