Denise K. v. King L.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, J.
Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), entered March 14, 1986, which, inter alia, denied petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, for custody of her natural child.
This appeal involves a 19-year-old natural mother’s attempt to regain physical custody of her child born out of wedlock on August 12, 1985. Prior to the child’s birth, petitioner determined to surrender the child to the nonparent respondents for purposes of a private adoption. On August 15, 1985, petitioner *834signed a temporary guardianship agreement…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ronald FF. v. Cindy GG.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Callahan v. DentonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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