Legal Opinion
Debra H. v. Janice R.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2010No. 47PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
Respondent Janice R. is the biological mother of M.R., a six-year-old boy conceived through artificial insemination and born in December 2003. Janice R. and petitioner Debra H. met in 2002 and entered into a civil union in the State of Vermont in November 2003, the month before M.R.’s birth. Janice R. repeatedly rebuffed Debra H.’s requests to become M.R.’s second parent by means of adoption.
After the relationship between Janice R. and Debra H. soured and they separated in the spring of 2006, Janice R. allowed Debra H. to have supervised visits with M.R. each week…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- MTR. OF SHONDEL J. v. Mark D.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Alison D. v. Virginia M.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
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- Edward WW. v. Diana XX.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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