In re Jasiaia Lew R.

Clear and convincing evidence established that respondent failed to visit or communicate with the child or the agency for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition, which gave rise to a presumption of abandonment (see Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]; Matter of Omar Saheem Ali J. [Matthew J.], 80 AD3d 463 [1st Dept 2011]; Matter of Chaka F., 220 AD2d 310 [1st Dept 1995]). The agency’s caseworker provided credible testimony that during the relevant time period, respondent never visited the child at the agency, never *569contacted the agency concerning the child, and…