It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that respondent abandoned his child by failing to visit him or to communicate with him or petitioner, although able to do so, during the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition (see Social Services Law § 384-b [5] [a]; Matter of Anthony...
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