Michael Lee QQ. v. Michael Lee QQ.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Broome County, entered October 4, 1979, which dispensed with the consent of the natural father to the adoption of his child. Respondents, the natural mother and her present husband, seek adoption of the child by the natural mother’s present husband. They allege that the consent of appellant, the natural father, was not required because he abandoned the child. Following a hearing on September 17, 1979, the Family Court concluded that appellant had abandoned his son and that his consent to the adoption was unnecessary. Both appellant and respondent…