Opinion
April 5, 1993
Appeal from the Surrogate's Court, Nassau County (Radigan, S.).
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We find that the weight of the credible evidence adduced at the hearing fails to support the natural mother's assertion that her consent to the adoption was procured through the use of fraud, coercion, or undue influence. The claims of the natural mother are directly contradicted by the testimony of the natural mother, her attorney, and the adoption documents themselves, which the natural mother admits she read and made changes to. Thus, the record supports the conclusion that the natural mother's consent to the adoption was given freely and with full knowledge of the consequences (see, Matter of Sarah K., 66 N.Y.2d 223, cert denied sub nom. Kosher v Stamatis, 475 U.S. 1108; Matter of Baby Girl Z., 154 A.D.2d 471; Matter of E.W.C., 89 Misc.2d 64, 71-73).
We have considered the natural mother's remaining contentions and find that they are without merit. Miller, J.P., Ritter, Copertino and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.