Monroe County Department of Human Services v. Nadir J.B.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dandrea L. Ruhlmann, J.

Petitioner, the Monroe County Department of Human Services, by petition filed September 3, 2013 seeks to terminate the parental rights of Nadir B., respondent father, to his sons Xavier (date of birth x/xx/xxxx) and Amir (date of birth x/xx/xxxx), alleging that he abandoned the boys. To terminate father’s parental rights on the grounds of abandonment, petitioner must establish by clear and convincing evidence that father evinced an intent to forgo his parental rights and obligations by failing to visit or communicate with petitioner or his sons…