Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Emilio R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wallace, J.
What is unusual about this appeal is that all the parties to *28this proceeding—petitioners, the agency and the Law Guardian—urge reversal of the Family Court order denying the joint petition for adoption. We do not hesitate to join this consensus.
The subject child was placed in the foster care of his maternal grandmother in 1987, when he was one month old. (The biological mother was incapable of caring for the child, and the termination of her parental rights was formalized by court order in 1999.) When the grandmother died in 1989, the child, then 16 months old,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Carolyn B.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 a Child Whose First Name is ChanNew York Surrogate's Court · 2012
- In re the Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is G.New York Surrogate's Court · 2013