Clear and convincing evidence was presented that, although petitioner agency exerted diligent efforts to reunite appellant parents with the subject children, appellants made no genuine attempt within the statutory time frame to deal with the serious personal problems standing in the way of their assumption of parental responsibilities. The findings of permanent neglect were, accordingly, warranted (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [7]; Matter of Jamie M.,<...
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