In the Matter of Gabrielle Hh.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Biological father Adam HH. appeals from an Appellate Division order which affirmed a Family Court order terminating his parental rights on the ground of abandonment. Record evidence supports the affirmed factual findings that Adam HH. had no contact with either the child or the agency during the six months prior to the filing of the abandonment petition. This lack of contact evinces his intent to forego his parental rights (see Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]). Adam HH.’s contention that…