Legal Opinion
In re the Application for the Adoption of Mendelsohn
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 22, 1943PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Millard, S.
Petitioners, the maternal grandparent of the infant and his wife, seek to adopt the only issue of a deceased daughter, a female infant under the age of fourteen. The application is opposed by a sister of the deceased father of the infant, and her husband, testamentary guardians of the property and person of the infant.
Most of the facts are undisputed. The infant in question is the sole issue of Ruth and Leonard Mendelsohn who were lawfully married on March 15, 1935. After residing in the State of New York for approximately six years, during which period the infant was born, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lámar v. MicouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Carpenter v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In Re the Application for Letters of Guardianship of the Person & Property of ThorneNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Brantingham v. HuffNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Wilcox v. . WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In re the Adoption of E. W. C.New York Surrogate's Court · 1976
- People ex rel. Levine v. RadoNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- In re AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
- In re the Adoption of DanielleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976
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