Ordered that the order of fact-finding and disposition is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
To terminate parental rights based upon permanent neglect, the petitioning agency must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parent failed, for a period of more than one year following the date the child came into care, "substantially and continuously or repeatedly to maintain contact with or plan for the future of the child...
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