Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
In determining a removal application pursuant to Family Court Act § 1027, the court must "engage in a balancing test of the imminent risk [to the child's life or health] with the best interests of the child and, where appropriate, the reasonable efforts made to avoid removal or continuing removal" (Nicholson v Scoppetta,
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