MATTER OF JOE S.

Docket No. B7087/14. Appeal Nos. 11929 & M-3154. Case No. 2019-1648.

187 A.D.3d 659 (2020)

131 N.Y.S.3d 541

2020 NY Slip Op 06196

In the Matter of Xavier Blade Lee Billy Joe S. and Another, Infants. The Children's Aid Society, Appellant; Josefina S., Respondent.

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

Decided October 29, 2020.


As discussed in Family Court's well-reasoned decision, petitioner did not meet its burden of showing that it exercised diligent efforts to strengthen the parent-child relationship and reunite the family (Social Services Law § 384-b[7]). To satisfy its obligation, the agency must offer services adapted to the particular needs of the parent and children (see Matter of Sheila G., 61 N.Y.2d 368, 385 [1984]; Matter of Colinia...

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