Petitioner applies to adopt his stepchild, the only issue of a prior marriage between his wife and the respondent, the father of the child. The respondent's objection to the adoption requires a dismissal of this proceeding unless the petitioner has sustained his burden of proving the allegation of respondent's abandonment of the child (Domestic Relations Law, § 111; Matter of Anonymous...
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