Anonymous v. Anonymous

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (John E.H. Stack-house, J.), entered on or about October 22, 2004, which denied defendant’s motion for interim visitation with plaintiffs adopted daughter, affirmed, without costs.

As neither a biological nor an adoptive parent, defendant lacks standing to seek visitation with the child, who is properly in the custody of her adoptive mother (Matter of Alison D. v Virginia M., 77 NY2d 651 [1991]; see Domestic Relations Law § 70). Although the doctrine of equitable estoppel has been applied in various proceedings involving paternity, custody and visitation,…