In re the Adoption of Madeline S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.P.
This appeal requires us to consider the showing necessary to permit the adoption of a child by a stepparent over the objection of the child’s natural parent.
The child who is the subject of this adoption proceeding, Madeline S., was born on June 11, 1996, at which time her mother and respondent father, Douglas S., had been married for about eight months. Both parents are professional actors.
In July 1997, the mother, with Madeline, moved into the Manhattan apartment of the mother’s new companion, Jack T, the petitioner here. The relationship between the mother and…
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