MATTER OF PAUL


225 A.D.2d 329 (1996)

638 N.Y.S.2d 638

In the Matter of John Paul M., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. Luz M., Appellant; Commissioner of Social Services, Respondent

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

March 7, 1996


Family Court properly ordered service of process upon respondent by publication, as petitioner established that it was not possible to serve her any other way, first having looked for her at her last known address, and then having conducted a diligent search that included contacting 34 different City, State and Federal agencies and municipal hospitals (see, Franklin v Winard, 189 A.D.2d 717; Dobkin v Chapman,

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