Administrative

In the Matter of William Lamaill McK. Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York et al., Respondents; William R, Appellant

248 A.D.2d 715671 N.Y.S.2d 277·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1998·NY

Joy, J. P., Krausman, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.

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Opinion

In the Matter of William Lamaill McK. Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York et al., Respondents; William R, Appellant. [671 NYS2d 277] [MAJORITY] —In a proceeding pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate parental rights based on permanent neglect, the father appeals from an order of disposition of the Family Court, Kings County (Greenbaum, J.), entered March 21, 1996, which, after a hearing, terminated his parental rights. Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Contrary to the father’s contention, he failed to apprise the respondent agency of his whereabouts for a period of over two years, far exceeding the six-month statutory period. Therefore, the agency was excused from demonstrating that it exercised diligent efforts to strengthen the parental relationship (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [7] [e] [i]; Matter of Valencia Ka- tina H., 119 AD2d 821). Joy, J. P., Krausman, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.