MATTER OF ST. CHRISTOPHER-OTTILIE


169 A.D.2d 690 (1991)

In the Matter of St. Christopher-Ottilie, Respondent, for the Guardianship and Custody of Devon M., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. Percival D., Also Known as Victor D., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

January 31, 1991


A petition seeking termination of the parental rights of the natural mother and respondent was filed on July 14, 1987. A summons was issued and allegedly served on respondent as the claimed putative father. A fact-finding hearing was thereafter held at which neither the natural mother nor respondent appeared. After a hearing, the court entered a finding, inter alia, that respondent had abandoned the child. A dispositional...

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