Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is Chan
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 11, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Kristin Booth Glen, S.
This uncontested application for the adoption of a nine-year-old child named William presents a question of apparent first impression: whether a functioning second parent has standing under Domestic Relations Law § 110 to adopt him where petitioner and William’s adoptive father are not married, do not live together, have never had a spousal relationship, and are not currently “unmarried intimate partners.” For the reasons below, this court finds that petitioner does have standing under section 110 and may therefore seek to adopt the child.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Alison D. v. Virginia M.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- In re a. J. J.New York Surrogate's Court · 1981
- In re the Adoption of Carolyn B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Adoption of CarlNew York City Family Court · 2000
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is G.New York Surrogate's Court · 2013