Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Vincent
New York City Family Court
Decided August 3, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leah Marks, J.
This adoption has been approved although many problems could have prevented approval. The case proves that when a prospective adoptive parent files a petition to adopt a child who has been in foster care, neither the agency responsible for *943the child nor that agency’s lawyer should be permitted to take more than one role in the proceeding.
Although such actions have commonly been permitted by the judiciary, this case shows both the inappropriateness of permitting the agency to provide investigative services for the court and the inappropriateness of permitting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re HofAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Chang v. ChangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Flushing Savings Bank v. FSB Properties, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Adoption of A.New York City Family Court · 2001
- In re the Adoption of Gustavo G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Adoption of Gustavo G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Adoption of Gustavo G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004