Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Carolyn B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 19, 2004PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Green, J.
In Matter of Jacob (86 NY2d 651 [1995]), the Court of Appeals held that the unmarried partner of a child’s biological parent has standing to adopt the child under Domestic Relations Law § 110. On this appeal, we' are called upon to decide a question expressly left unanswered in Jacob: whether two unmarried adults may jointly adopt a child who is the biological child of neither of them (see id. at 660 n 3). We conclude that they may.
Petitioners, professional women in their forties, commenced this proceeding by filing a joint petition seeking to adopt Carolyn R, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re the Adoption of EatonNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- In re the Adoption of CarlNew York City Family Court · 2000
- In re the Adoption of Emilio R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
3Cited by7 opinions
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- In re the Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is ChanNew York Surrogate's Court · 2012
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