Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York January 12, 2016, 16612A 16612 (Matter of S'Mya Jade R. (Paul Gregory R.))

Orders, Family Court, Bronx County (Monica Drinane, J.), entered on or about April 29, 2014, which, after a parental status and dispositional hearing, found that appellant’s consent was not required for the adoption of the children pursuant to section 111 (1) (d) of the Domestic Relations Law (Domestic Relations Law) and that it was in the children’s best interest to have their custody and