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MATTER OF WU-DAO W.Z.

Docket No. B-16154/18. Appeal No. 13765. Case No. 2019-05564.

194 A.D.3d 460 (2021)

143 N.Y.S.3d 525

2021 NY Slip Op 02888

In the Matter of Wu-Dao W.Z., an Infant. Children's Aid Society et al., Respondents; Brandis Ada N., Appellant.

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

Decided May 6, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Randall S. Carmel, Jericho ( Randall S. Carmel of counsel), for appellant.

Rosin Steinhagen Mendel PLLC, New York ( Douglas H. Reiniger of counsel), for respondents.

Dawne A. Mitchell , The Legal Aid Society, New York ( Polixene Petrakopoulos of counsel), attorney for the child.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Kapnick, Singh, Kennedy, JJ.

The finding of abandonment was supported by clear and convincing evidence, including petitioner agency's case record and the testimony of its caseworker, which, at best, showed only "sporadic and minimal attempts" by the mother to communicate with the agency or otherwise inquire about the child's care and well-being during the relevant time period (see Matter of Jahnel B. [Carlene Elizabeth B.], 143 A.D.3d 416, 417 [1st Dept 2016...

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