Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
There is no basis to disturb the Family Court's finding that the father did not continuously or repeatedly fail to maintain contact with or plan for the future of his child. In light of that finding, the Family Court properly concluded that the subject child was not permanently neglected within the meaning of Social Services Law § 384-b (7) (see, e.g., Matter of Sheila G.,
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