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This case concerns an appeal from a Family Court order that adjudicated Carter A. as an abandoned child and terminated the respondent-father's parental rights. The child was removed from parental custody in October 2011 and subsequently placed in foster care after a neglect finding against the father. The petitioner initiated abandonment proceedings in June 2012, alleging the father failed to visit or communicate with the child or the petitioner for the statutory six-month period. The Appellate Court affirmed the Family Court's decision, concluding that clear and convincing evidence supported the finding of abandonment, as the father's few contacts were sporadic and primarily petitioner-initiated. The court also rejected the father's arguments regarding a suspended judgment and alleged defects in the petition, affirming the termination of parental rights.
In re Carter A. is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case concerns an appeal from a Family Court order that adjudicated Carter A. as an abandoned child and terminated the respondent-father's parental rights. The child was removed from parental custody in October 2011 and subsequently placed in foster care after a neglect finding against the father. The petitioner initiated abandonment proceedings in June 2012, alleging the father failed to visit or communicate with the child or the petitioner for the statutory six-month period. The Appellate Court affirmed the Family Court's decision, concluding that clear and convincing evidence supported the finding of abandonment, as the father's few contacts were sporadic and primarily petitioner-initiated. The court also rejected the father's arguments regarding a suspended judgment and alleged defects in the petition, affirming the termination of parental rights.
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