MATTER OF W.


191 A.D.2d 287 (1993)

595 N.Y.S.2d 30

In the Matter of Michael W., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. Miracle Workers Agency, Respondent; Tannesia W., Appellant

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

March 16, 1993


Petitioner agency established abandonment by clear and convincing evidence that respondent had failed to contact the child or the agency for six months preceding the filing of the petition (Social Services Law § 384-b [5]), and the alleged single contact by respondent with the agency does not require a finding to the contrary (Matter of Crawford, 153 A.D.2d 108). The court also properly found, based on the credibility of the...

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