MATTER OF FAITH J.

Docket No. B-17764/18. Appeal No. 14932. Case No. 2020-03933.

200 A.D.3d 611 (2021)

155 N.Y.S.3d 780

2021 NY Slip Op 07513

In the Matter of Faith J., an Infant. Kimberly J., Appellant; Graham Windham, Respondent.

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

Decided December 28, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey P. Berman , Larchmont, for appellant.

Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP, Roslyn ( Jeffrey Blinkoff of counsel), for respondent.

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

Concur—Webber, J.P., Mazzarelli, Gesmer, González, Rodriguez, JJ.


Clear and convincing evidence supports the determination that the agency made diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship by, among other things, developing a plan for appropriate services such as mental health treatment, dyadic therapy to strengthen the mother's bond with the child, assistance with establishing appropriate housing, and random drug tests, making referrals for those services, scheduling regular visitation with the child, and giving...

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