Ordered that the decree is modified, on the law, by deleting the second decretal paragraph thereof which held that the proposed adoption is not in the child's best interests; as so modified, the decree is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the respondent.
The adoptive parents contended that the natural father's consent was not required pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 111 (1) (e). After a nonjury trial, the Surrogate determined
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