MATTER OF AMANDA T.


44 A.D.3d 507 (2007)

843 N.Y.S.2d 325

In the Matter of ELIZABETH AMANDA T. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abandoned. JOSE LUIS T., Appellant; GRAHAM-WINDHAM SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided October 18, 2007.


The finding of abandonment is supported by clear and convincing evidence, including respondent's testimony that he last saw his children in 2001, before their 2002 placement in foster care and more than three years before the filing of the petition; the absence of evidence of any cards, letters, gifts, or financial support from respondent to the children during that period; and the agency's progress notes showing no contact with...

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