IN THE MATTER OF SHABAZZ A.

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91 A.D.3d 482 (2012)

935 N.Y.S.2d 887

2012 NY Slip Op 116

In the Matter of TANISHA SHABAZZ A., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected and/or Abandoned. LATISHA G., Appellant; SCO FAMILY SERVICES, Respondent.

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

Decided January 12, 2012.


The finding of abandonment is supported by clear and convincing evidence, including petitioner agency's case record and testimony, which at best shows only "[s]poradic and minimal attempts to visit and communicate with the child" during the relevant time period (Matter of Latoya P., 305 A.D.2d 263, 264 [2003] [internal quotation marks omitted], lv denied 100 N.Y.2d 508 [2003]; see Social Services Law § 384-b [4...

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