Legal Opinion

Matter of Blake I.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 18, 2016No. 521248PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P.J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Washington County (Wait, J.), entered June 11, 2015, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, to determine that respondent’s consent was not required for the adoption of his child.

Respondent (hereinafter the father) and petitioner Kelsey H. (hereinafter the mother), who were never married, are the biological parents of a son (born in 2008). In 2009, the mother was awarded sole legal and physical custody of the child and the father was given 10 minutes of biweekly parenting time. The mother…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re Peter H. T.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. In re Dakiem M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. John Q. v. Erica R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Matter of Bella FF.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. In re the Adoption of Ethan S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Matter of Khrystopher EE. (David FF.--Michael EE.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. Matter of Floyd J.B. (Floyd B.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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