It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: In appeal No. 1, petitioners-respondents Jonathan A.H. and Eleanor T.H. (petitioners) appeal from an order that determined that the consent of respondent-petitioner Douglas W.M. (father) is required for the adoption of William, his biological son (see generally Domestic Relations Law § 111). In appeal No. 2, petitioners appeal from an order that awarded custody...
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