In re the Adoption of Stephen

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joan S. Kohout, J.

A petition for private placement adoption has been filed by Katherine and Timothy F. concerning an infant boy born on November 24, 1995. The child’s mother and her husband executed consents to the adoption. It is agreed that the mother’s husband is not the biological father of the child.

The issue presented here is whether certain expenses paid by the adoptive parents through their attorney to the biological mother and a rental agent are allowable under New York law. The court has permitted petitioners to supplement their original papers with additional…