Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition dismissed.
Memorandum:
Family Court erred in granting the petition seeking to terminate respondent's parental rights on the ground of abandonment (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [b]). In May 1997 respondent's child was removed from the custody of the child's mother, who was alleged to have permanently neglected the child. In support of the instant petition, petitioner presented...
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