It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that respondent abandoned her children by failing to visit them or communicate with them or petitioner during the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition (see Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]; Matter of Ariel C.,
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