Legal Opinion
In re Amanda
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 1, 1993PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent natural father appeals from an order of Surrogate’s Court that dispensed with his consent to the adoption of the now seven-year-old child, Amanda, and granted petitioners an order of adoption. Respondent contends that the court erred in dispensing with his consent and that reversal is required as a result of the court’s failure to appoint a Law Guardian for the child.
The court properly dispensed with respondent’s consent on the ground of abandonment (see, Domestic Relations Law § 111 [2] [a]; [6] [a]-[d]). The proof establishes…
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