(DOWNLOAD) "Matter Jamie M. Yates County Department Social Services" by Court of Appeals of New York # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Jamie M. Yates County Department Social Services
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 20, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
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[63 N.Y.2d 388 Page 390] Opinion OF THE COURT Resolution of this proceeding to terminate parental rights for failure over the period of more than a year to plan for the future of a child hinges on whether the agency discharged its statutory obligation to exercise diligent efforts to encourage and strengthen the parental relationship, a threshold consideration and a necessary prerequisite to any determination of permanent neglect. (Matter of Sheila G., 61 N.Y.2d 368, 386.) Because we agree with the Appellate Division that the record does not reflect diligent efforts on the part of the agency to aid the parents in remedying the very conditions now urged as the basis of their neglect, we affirm the order below dismissing the petition, with costs.