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MATTER OF STEPHANIE W.

277 A.D.2d 173 (2000)

716 N.Y.S.2d 311

In the Matter of STEPHANIE W. and Others, Children Alleged to be Abandoned. SHARON YVETTE W., Appellant; LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN'S SERVICES et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided November 30, 2000.

Clear and convincing proof adduced at the fact-finding hearing established that appellant had abandoned her children within the meaning of Social Services Law § 384-b (4) (b) when she failed to contact either the agency or the children during the statutorily relevant six-month period. Nor is appellant's failure to communicate with petitioner agency or her children excused by her incarceration (see, Matter of Ishmael A....

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