In re Essence S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney H. Gribetz, J.), entered on or about July 19, 2010, which dismissed the termination of parental rights petitions against respondent mother, Jacobie S., and respondent father, Jeffrey H., unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner agency failed to meet its burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that diligent efforts were made to strengthen the parental bond between the children and respondent mother (Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]), since it failed to develop a plan that was tailored to fit her individual circumstances (see…
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