It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Family Court properly dispensed with the consent of respondent, the birth father, to the adoption of his daughter Julia P. on the ground of abandonment (see Domestic Relations Law § 111 [2] [a]) and granted the petition allowing Julia's stepfather to adopt Julia. The proof establishes that Julia's mother is respondent...
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