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In re the Adoption of Anonymous

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 15, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harry Gr. Herman, g.

In this pending adoption proceeding, the 23-year-old unwed mother of an infant son seeks to revoke a consent to adoption given in a Brooklyn hospital four days after his birth on August 12, 1961, and requests that custody of the infant be restored to her. The adoption proceeding was instituted in this court on October 3, 1961.

Physical custody of the child was delivered to the foster parents by an attorney named in the petitioner’s consent (in the form of an affidavit) executed at her home in Queens wherein it is stated that this attorney had ‘ ‘ a couple who would be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Kropp v. ShepskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. People ex rel. Portnoy v. StrasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  3. Matter of BistanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  4. In Re the Revocation of Letters of General Guardianship Issued to GustowNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  5. People ex rel. Beaudoin v. BeaudoinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re the Adoption of AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
  2. In re the Adoption of Infant HNew York City Family Court · 1972
  3. In re AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
  4. In re Female F. D.New York Surrogate's Court · 1980

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