The court properly determined that the grandmother demonstrated the requisite extraordinary circumstances to seek custody (see Domestic Relations Law § 72 [2] [a]). Specifically, the child came into foster care due to a finding of excessive corporal punishment inflicted upon her by respondent mother, and for almost two years, the mother has failed to engage in services, communicate with the agency or visit with the child (see Matter of Colon v Delgado,...
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