Legal Opinion
In re Male D.
New York Family Court
Decided December 3, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mara T. Thorpe, J.
In this private-placement adoption proceeding, the petitioning adoptive parents have moved for an order dispensing with the appearance of the child’s natural parents for examination before the court. Extrajudicial consents to the child’s adoption *1017have been submitted, both of which were acknowledged before the petitioners’ attorney. Also submitted are affidavits signed by each of the natural parents which state that they understand the rights that they relinquish by their consent, the alternatives to consenting to the child’s adoption, and the reasons for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re Melinda D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Adar v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- In re Tsapora Z.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re Male Infant A.New York City Family Court · 1991
- In re the Adoption of Child R.New York City Family Court · 2006
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