Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
A parent has permanently neglected a child when he or she fails for a period of at least one year after the child came into the custody of an authorized agency substantially and continuously or repeatedly to maintain contact with or plan for the future of the child (see Social Services Law § 384-b[7][a]; Matter of Joshua E.R. [Yolaine R.],
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