The petitioner, stepmother of J. M., an infant, seeks an order permitting her to adopt said infant as her son without the consent of his mother. Respondent, the natural mother, has moved to dismiss the petition pursuant to section 111 (subd 2, par [a]) of the Domestic Relations Law. It is her position that before the petitioner may prevail she must establish that the respondent has abandoned...
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