Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 21, 2004 (In re Joshua FF.)

Peters, J.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of St. Lawrence County (Rogers, S.), entered February 7, 2003, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, finding that respondent’s consent was not required for the adoption of Joshua FF.

Respondent is the biological father of Joshua FF. (born in 1999).