Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Jessica XX
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1981PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
Neither the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Caban v Mohammed (441 US 380) nor its rationale is applicable to an adoption proceeding which had been finally determined and concluded prior to the announcement of that decision. Nor was it an abuse of discretion in the circumstances of this case for the Family Court Judge either to grant the final order of adoption without giving notice to the putative father of whose identity and interest the Judge previously had knowledge or thereafter to deny the application of the putative father to vacate the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. PepperNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kessel v. LeavittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- Robert O. v. Russell K.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re Daniel C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re Baby Girl S.New York Surrogate's Court · 1988
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