OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. 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, āa threshold consideration and a necessary prerequisite to any determination of permanent nā¦
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