Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Surrogate's Court properly granted petitioners' motion for summary judgment dismissing the answer and dispensed with the consent of respondent to the adoption of his son pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 111 (2) (a). We reject respondent's contention that summary judgment is not available in this proceeding (see, SCPA 102; see also, Matter of Pascal,
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