In re Alexander V.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Mercure, J.
Respondent is the father of three children who were placed in foster care during 1987 and 1988. Visitation petitions filed by respondent in May and October 1988 were dismissed be*914cause of respondent’s failure to appear in Family Court. Petitioner commenced this proceeding on January 3, 1989 seeking termination of respondent’s parental rights upon the ground that respondent abandoned the children by failing to make contact with them or with petitioner during the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]; [5] [a]).…
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