Legal Opinion

In re Nan FF.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 4, 2009PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Otsego County (Burns, J.), entered July 31, 2007, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 114 (4), to unseal adoption records.

Petitioner, an adult adoptee, petitioned Family Court for access to her sealed adoption records on the ground of medical need. The application was denied, prompting this appeal. We affirm.

Domestic Relations Law § 114 (2) provides, as relevant here, that “[n]o order for disclosure or access and inspection [of sealed adoption records] shall be granted except on good cause…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Golan v. Louise Wise ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. In re WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re Timothy AA.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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