In re Unique Jaleel S.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Allen G. Alpert, J.), entered on or about October 31, 2005, which, after a fact-finding determination that respondent father had abandoned the child, terminated his parental rights and committed custody and guardianship of the child to petitioner agency and the Commissioner of Social Services for the purpose of adoption, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The hearing court found that during the six-month abandonment period, respondent made only two “minimal” contacts with the agency, by way of letter, which did not seek visitation or ask about the child’s…