January 27, 1947.
Appeal from Surrogate's Court, Westchester County.
In our opinion, the respondent failed to sustain the burden of establishing such an abandonment of the child by his father as authorized the order of adoption in the absence of the father's consent thereto. (Domestic Relations Law, § 111.) Lewis, P.J., Hagarty, Johnston and Nolan, JJ., concur; Aldrich, J., deceased.
Full title:In the Matter of the Adoption of MICHAEL B. WILLING, an Infant. HENRY E…
Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Date published: Jan 27, 1947
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