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 to the adoption of his son pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 111 (2) (a). The evidence established that respondent failed for a period of six months to maintain contact with the child, although able to do so, thereby evincing an intent to forego his parental rights...
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