In re Nestor H.O.

Memorandum: Respondent father appeals from an order terminating his parental rights pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b on the ground of permanent neglect and freeing his son for adoption. By virtue of the father’s admission of permanent neglect, petitioner, Onondaga County Department of Social Services, was not required to establish that it made diligent efforts to reunite the father with his son (see Matter of Aidan D., 58 AD3d 906, 908 [2009]). Further, once permanent neglect has been established, “[a]n order of disposition shall be made . . . solely on the basis of the best interests…