Opinion
October 14, 1993
Appeal from the Family Court, New York County (Sheldon M. Rand, J.).
Findings of physical and sexual abuse against appellant had earlier been made, and upon the death of the child's mother, the agency exerted diligent efforts on appellant's behalf and was within its discretion in focusing its priorities on appellant's most pressing problem (see, Matter of Ronald YY., 101 A.D.2d 895, 897). The agency specifically encouraged appellant to enroll in and complete a program for sexual offenders and referred him to several programs, but "[t]he agency is not a guarantor of an uncooperative parent's success in overcoming predicaments." (Matter of LeBron, 140 A.D.2d 276, 278.)
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Ellerin, Kupferman and Nardelli, JJ.