Matter Of Annette B Case Study

Matter of Annette B.

CJ 310 Matter of Annette B.
Matter of Annette B.
In the Matter of Annette B., the father made periodic and insignificant efforts to find his child once his confinement was over with. There was inadequate evidence to disprove a conclusion of abandonment. There was very little the dad could do while incarcerated. The grandmother of the child either could not or would not help locate the mother, and the Department of Social Services in New York wouldn’t help the grandmother. Not one thing in records the records recommends that the father had been notified of the facts that the mother had moved to Orange County, New York, or that his daughter was in the custody of the State. However, it still should have encouraged the father to one way or another try to track down his daughter to keep contact with her.
A parent in Joseph’s position who did not want to lose custody of his child would have been more determined to find Annette and communicate and interact with her. Therefore I do not feel like he justifies the right to be a part of her life. Then he is not even fighting for full custody. It seems if he just wants to be able to deal with her at his convenience. This in my opinion is only going to cause more confusion in the child’s life. He should even feel embarrassed to even be fighting for this if it is not for full