Ordered that the orders of disposition are affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the father's contention, the evidence adduced at the fact-finding hearing established, by clear and convincing evidence, that he abandoned his four children for the period of six months immediately prior to the filing of the petitions (see, Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]; Matter of Orange County Dept. of Social Servs. [Christine S.],
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