In re Ralph
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Respondents-petitioners, John B. and Janet B. (respondents), appeal from an order of Family Court that dismissed their petitions seeking to adopt Ralph, born August 4, 1993, and Georgina, born August 30, 1996, and authorized the continued processing of the competing petitions to adopt those children filed by petitioner-respondent, Patricia F. (petitioner). We conclude that Family Court lacked jurisdiction to pass upon any of the competing petitions in this proceeding.…
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