In re Daniel C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*36OPINION OF THE COURT
Lazer, J. P.
Following strong manifestations of public discontent with the judicial result in the notorious Baby Lendre case where a mother who revoked her consent to adoption was successful in obtaining an order for the child’s return (see People ex rel. Scarpetta v Spence-Chapin Adoption Serv., 28 NY2d 185), the Legislature enacted section 115-b of the Domestic Relations Law in an effort to avoid the occurrence of similar tragic experiences in the future. Properly invoked, the new section limits the right to revoke a consent to adoption to a 30-day period and limits the…
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