In re Maxine N.
Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 115-d for certification as a qualified adoptive parent, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Freundlich, J.), dated June 15, 2007, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
“[T]he overarching concern is whether the best interest of the child would be served by placement in the home of the adoptive parent” (Matter of Michael JJ., 200 AD2d 80, 81-82 [1994]). “Primary among the circumstances to be considered in determining the best interests of the child are the ability to provide for the child’s emotional and intellectual development, the qual
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