In re Keith UU.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Delaware County (Estes, J.), entered September 5, 1997, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b, to adjudicate respondents’ children to be permanently neglected and terminated respondents’ parental rights.

In August 1994, respondents were adjudged to have neglected their three sons, born in 1988, 1989 and 1990, on the basis of several incidents in which respondent Timothy UU. *674had physically abused the children, and respondent Jennifer UU., although present and aware of the abuse, had failed to…