Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that the father failed to visit or communicate with the child or the petitioning agency during the six-month period immediately prior to the date on which the petition was filed (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]). Moreover, notwithstanding the father's physical absence from the proceedings due to incarceration...
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