Ordered that the order of fact-finding and disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court properly determined that there was clear and convincing evidence of the father's abandonment of the child based on his failure to contact the child or communicate with the petitioner agency during the six-month period before the filing of the petition (see Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]; [5] [a]). The father did not establish that he...
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