In light of the clear and convincing evidence that respondent-appellant failed to visit or communicate with the subject children for extended periods, including the six months immediately prior to the filing of the instant petition even though he was able to do so, Family Court appropriately terminated his parental rights on the ground of abandonment (Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]; Matter of Reality Rashida J.,
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