In re the Adoption of Anonymous

Appeal from an order of adoption granted to a stepmother, without the consent of the natural mother, pursuant to section 111 of the Domestic Relations Law, where there was no showing of abandonment or other disability, but based solely on a conclusion that the moral and temporal interests of the children would be advanced by the adoption. The only testimony was given by the natural mother, referred to herein as appellant. The petition by the stepmother for the adoption was pro forma and no fulcrum for supporting the court’s finding. An investigation was made by the County Probation Department…