In re Michael Patrick C.

In an adoption proceeding, petitioners appeal, as limited by their brief, from stated portions of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Bennett, S., at the hearing; Delin, S., on the order), dated December 15,1980, which, inter alia, dismissed the petition for adoption and held section 111 (subd 1, par [e]) of the Domestic Relations Law to be unconstitutional “to the circumstances of this case”. Order reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, petition for adoption reinstated and proceeding remitted to the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau…