Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Baby Boy
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 21, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*8OPINION OF THE COURT
Arnold F. Ciaccio, S.
In this adoption proceeding, the natural mother has signed and filed a revocation of her previously given extrajudicial consent. She now asks the court to vacate and/or nullify that consent asserting that she had been under duress at the time of the signing of the consent, and that her attorney failed to comply with the statutory requirements for the consent and its delivery to the natural mother as required in Domestic Relations Law § 115-b (4) (c). The adoptive parents filed a timely opposition to the revocation asserting that there was no duress in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re Sarah K.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. BarberNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by3 opinions
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