Commissioner of Social Services ex rel. Elizabeth M. v. Juanita Yvette M.

In a proceeding to terminate parental rights pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, the mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (DePhillips, J.), dated July 30, 1992, which, after a fact-finding hearing, terminated her parental rights on the ground of abandonment without conducting a dispositional hearing.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that the mother failed to communicate or visit with the child or the agency during the six-month period immediately prior to the date on…