Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 4, 2002 (In re Kianna C.)

In an adoption proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, the father appeals from an order of *381the Family Court, Suffolk County (Lehman, J.), dated June 26, 2001, which, after a hearing, determined that his consent to the adoption of Kianna C. was not required.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.