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Matter of Precious Trenee O

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 24, 1998
253 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

September 24, 1998

Appeal from the Family Court, New York County (Sara Schechter, J.).


We agree with Family Court that there was clear and convincing proof of respondent's abandonment of his daughter for six months prior to the filing of the instant petition on August 16, 1995 ( see, Social Services Law § 384-b [b]). Although respondent may not have been aware of the foster parents' address and may not have been able to reach them by telephone, his incarceration did not prevent him from communicating with the agency ( Matter of New York Foundling Hosp. v. Consuela G., 221 A.D.2d 343, lv dismissed 88 N.Y.2d 998).

Respondent's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is without merit ( see, Matter of Erin G., 139 A.D.2d 737, 739).

We have considered respondent's remaining claims and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Saxe, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Precious Trenee O

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 24, 1998
253 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Matter of Precious Trenee O

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of PRECIOUS TRENEE O., Also Known as PRECIOUS W., a Child…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Sep 24, 1998

Citations

253 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
678 N.Y.S.2d 12

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