Petitioner, a 44-year-old male, desires to adopt the child of his former tenants, although the child had not yet been born at the time the petition was filed. The issue on this appeal is whether Family Court's denial of petitioner's application pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 115-d for certification as a qualified adoptive parent was warranted.
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