The hearing court found that during the six-month abandonment period, respondent made only two "minimal" contacts with the agency, by way of letter, which did not seek visitation or ask about the child's welfare. Such a finding is sufficient to support the conclusion of abandonment, especially where, as here, there is no evidence of any ongoing efforts by respondent to keep in contact with the child since the child's entry into foster care in 2003 (Matter of Stephen Sidney...
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