Carpinello, J.
In May 1997, petitioner and her husband, then 69 and 83 years old, respectively, requested to adopt their two foster children, siblings Stephanie and Robert, who had been placed in their care on April 14, 1995 at the ages of two and one, respectively, and had since been surrendered for adoption by their biological parents. Their application was given preference and first consideration since the children had been in their care for over 12 months (
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