Legal Opinion
Matter of Baby Boy C.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 1994PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
On this appeal, we review an order of the Appellate Division granting joint adoption of two children by a married couple despite the refusal of one of the spouses to appear for examination before the Surrogate’s Court in accordance with statutory requirements and his attempt to withdraw from the proceeding and revoke his agreement and consent to the adoption.
Appellant and respondent are husband and wife. They initially married in 1969, divorced shortly thereafter but continued for a time to live together. A child was born of this union in 1972. A period of…
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