Legal Opinion
In re Michael B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 8, 2001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Family Court properly determined that petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that respondent abandoned her child. A child is deemed abandoned for the purpose of terminating parental rights when, “for the period of six months immediately prior to the date on which the petition [for abandonment] is filed” (Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]), the parent “evinces an intent to forego his or her parental rights and obligations as manifested by his or her failure to visit the child and communicate with the child or agency,…
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