Legal Opinion

In re the Adoption of Karon J.

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

Decided April 25, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Family Court, New York County (Richard Ross, J.), entered on or about October 17, 2000, which denied petitioner’s application to adopt her grandson, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The weight of the evidence supports the finding that it would not be in the child’s best interests to be adopted by petitioner. The child, now five years old, entered foster care when he was one week old and has since continuously resided with his foster mother, who made a virtually simultaneous adoption application which has the support of both respondent agency and the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re the Guardianship of ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. In re Malika B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of Karin R. (Delinda R.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. Matter of Alexander H. v. Sheltering Arms Children & Family Servs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. Matter of Alexander H. v. Sheltering Arms Children & Family Servs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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