Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 7, 2012 (In re Jules S.)

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Karen I. Lupuloff, J.), entered on or about June 28, 2011, which, after a hearing, *449determined that the consent of respondent father was not required for the placement of his daughter for adoption and, in the alternative, determined that he permanently neglected the child and terminated his parental rights, and transferred custody and guardianship of the