In re Joshua Jezreel M.

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Clark V Richardson, J.), entered on or about October 23, 2009, which, upon a fact-finding of permanent neglect, terminated respondent father’s parental rights to the subject child and committed the care and custody of the child to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services for the purposes of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The finding of permanent neglect is supported by clear and convincing evidence that petitioner exercised diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental…