In re Ann P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated July 31, 2001, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In a proceeding to terminate parental rights based on permanent neglect, the agency must, as a threshold matter, estab*575lish that it made diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship (see Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]; Matter of Star Leslie W., 63 NY2d 136; Matter of Sheila G., 61…
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