In re Harmony P.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of St. Lawrence County (Potter, J.), entered July 8, 2011, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, to adjudicate respondent’s child to be permanently neglected, and terminated respondent’s parental rights.

Respondent is the father of, among others, Harmony E (born in 2008). Petitioner commenced this permanent neglect proceeding alleging that Harmony had been in foster care since August 2008 and respondent had failed to plan for her future for at least one year.1 During the fact-finding hearing,…