In re Dakiem M.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Albany County (Maney, J.), entered December 20, 2010, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, to determine that the consent of respondent was not required prior to the adoption of his son.
Respondent and Lea O. (hereinafter the mother), who were never married, are the biological parents of Dakiem M. (born in 2003). Petitioner married the mother in August 2009 and, in February 2010, he commenced this proceeding seeking to adopt the child. Following a hearing, Family Court determined that…
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