Legal Opinion

In re the Adoption of Anonymous

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

Decided April 6, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an uncontested private placement adoption proceeding pursuant to NY Constitution, article VI, § 12 (d) and Domestic Relations Law article 7, Stanley Michelman, the attorney for the adoptive parents, appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Brewster, S.), dated September 20, 1989, which reduced his attorney’s fee from $3,000 to $1,000.

By decision and order dated July 1, 1991 [175 AD2d 126], this court reversed the order and reinstated the appellant’s legal fee in the amount of $3,000. By decision and order dated *619November 12, 1991 [177 AD2d 572], this court sua…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. In re the Adoption of AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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