Legal Opinion
In re Sarah K.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1985PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
This tragic case pits two couples — each found to be fit as parents — against each other for custody of Sarah K, now two years old. Sarah, who has Down’s Syndrome, was shortly after her birth released for adoption by respondents, her biological *228parents; her only home has been with appellants, her adoptive parents. When Sarah was 15 weeks old, on the eve of a hearing relating to her adoption, respondents attempted to revoke the consent they had given three months earlier and regain custody of the child. While respondents challenge the validity of both the statute…
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