In re the Adoption of Antonio J.M.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Oneida County (John G. Ringrose, S.), entered November 1, 2005. The order adjudged that the consent of the father is not required for the adoption of his child.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Surrogate’s Court properly concluded that the consent of the father is not required for the adoption of his child. The record establishes that the father had not “maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the child” by providing financial…