John E. v. Doe

OPINION OF THE COURT

Brown, J.

On this appeal we are asked to consider, in light of the *376guideposts established by the Court of Appeals in Matter of Raquel Marie X. (76 NY2d 387, cert denied sub nom. Robert C. v Miguel T., — US —, 111 S Ct 517), the circumstances under which a natural father, who is not married to his child’s mother and who has not lived with the child or the child’s mother for a continuous period of six months immediately preceding placement of the child for adoption (see, Domestic Relations Law § 111 [1] [e]), may prevent an adoption. We find that the natural father in this…