In re Juanita Katerina M.

Order, Family Court, New York County (Sheldon Rand, J.), entered November 5, 1992, which, to the extent appealed from, found appellant had personally neglected the subject child and terminated her parental rights, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The record establishes by clear and convincing evidence that, despite petitioner’s exercise of due diligence to strengthen the parental relationship, through counseling, visitation arrangements and social assistance, appellant failed, substantially and continuously, for more than one year, to maintain contact with the child or to plan for the…