In re Shepherd C.

Orders, Family Court, New York County (Jody Adams, J.), entered on or about January 16, 2009, which, inter alia, determined that respondent-appellant was not a consent father as defined under Domestic Relations Law § 111 (1) (d), and committed custody and guardianship of the subject children to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The finding that respondent did not meet the parental responsibility criteria set forth in Domestic Relations Law § 111 (1) (d) was supported by clear and convincing evidence,…