Legal Opinion

In re B. Joanne V.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 29, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an adoption proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, the biological mother appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (McElligott, J.), entered September 18, 1997, which, after a hearing, directed that the adoption proceed to finalization.

*538Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the biological mother’s contention, the evidence before the Family Court of her abandonment of her infant daughter was clear and convincing (see, Domestic Relations Law § 111 [2] [a]; Matter of Corey L. v Martin L., 45 NY2d 383, 391; see also,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Corey L v. Martin LNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. In re ClairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Pavlovic v. PavlovicAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. In re the Adoption of Randi Q.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. In re Edward Franz F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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