In re Ericka M.

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Family Court erred in granting the petition seeking to terminate respondent’s parental rights on the ground of permanent neglect (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [d]; [7] [a]). It is well settled that, “[w]hen a child-care agency has custody of a child and brings a proceeding to terminate parental rights on the ground of permanent neglect, it must affirmatively plead in detail and prove by clear and convincing evidence that it has fulfilled its statutory duty to exercise diligent efforts to…