Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
A petitioning agency is required to make "diligent efforts" to encourage and strengthen the relationship between a neglected child and his or her parent (Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]). However, an agency is relieved of having to show those efforts in certain circumstances, such as when the parental rights of the subject parent with respect to a sibling have been...
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