Ordered that on the Court's own motion, the notice of appeal from the order dated December 6, 1999, is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal is granted (see, Family Ct Act § 1112 [a]); and it is further,
Ordered that the orders are affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court properly determined that the appellant's consent to the adoption was not necessary. The petitioners established, by clear and convincing...
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