Legal Opinion
In re Martin V.L.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 4, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Family Court properly determined that the father’s consent to the adoption of the subject children was not required (see Domestic Relations Law § 111 [1] [d]). The father failed to sustain his burden of establishing that he maintained substantial and continuous or repeated contact with the children through the payment of support and either regular visitation or other communication with the children (id.; see Matter of Sharissa G., 51 AD3d 1019, 1020 [2008]; Matter of Michael D.D.S., 24 AD3d 680 [2005]; Matter of Kasiem H., 230 AD2d 796 [1996]). The father’s incarceration did not absolve…
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