In re Charles R.

Memorandum: We find that petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that respondent father abandoned his children and that respondent mother permanently neglected her children. The record reveals that since the children have been in foster care, the father has never visited or communicated with them (see, Matter of Susan F., 106 AD2d 282, 283-284). The fact that the father, a Canadian citizen, resided in Canada and allegedly was unable *976to enter the United States due to his criminal record does not preclude a finding of abandonment based on the father’s failure to contact the…