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IN THE MATTER OF DEMETRIE T.J.C.

57 A.D.3d 392 (2008)

870 N.Y.S.2d 265

In the Matter of DEMETRIE T.J.C., a Child Alleged to be Permanently Neglected. SULLY EBTEL C., Appellant; CARDINAL McCLOSKEY SERVICES, Respondent.

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

December 23, 2008.

While an agency has a statutory obligation to make diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship (Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [a]), a parent must still assume a measure of initiative and responsibility. The agency's statutory duty is fulfilled when it embarks upon a diligent course, even though it faces an uncooperative or indifferent parent (see Matter of Sheila G., 61 N.Y.2d 368, 385 [1984]). Here...

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