In re Jones

This is a proceeding to free a child permanently from her mother’s custodial right, in order to permit the child’s placement for adoption by the petitioning child care *70agency, the Leake & Watts Children’s Home, Inc. Under article 6 of the Family Court Act of New York the court is authorized to permanently terminate parental rights, if it finds that a child who has been placed outside his home under the supervision of a child care agency is ‘ ‘ permanently neglected ”. “ Permanent neglect ’ ’ is established when ‘ ‘ the parent * * * has failed for a period of more than one year following the…