Because respondent did not maintain "substantial and continuous or repeated contact" with the children, his consent to their adoption was not required (Domestic Relations Law § 111 [1] [d]). Respondent's admission that he made no child support payments during his incarceration from 1997 to 2002 is fatal to his claim of being a "consent father," as his incarceration did not "absolve him of his responsibility to support and maintain regular communication with the children...
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