In re Robert Jordan G.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*577“A surrender of parental rights ‘becomes final and irrevocable immediately upon its execution and acknowledgment [and], in the absence of fraud, duress or coercion, no action may be maintained by the surrendering parent to revoke or annul the surrender agreement’ ” (Matter of Gino Z., 4 AD3d 631, 632 [2004], quoting Matter of Amanda B., 206 AD2d 636, 636-637 [1994]; see Social Services Law § 383-c [6] [d]). Here, the record supports the Family Court’s determination that the father’s conditional surrender of his parental rights was voluntary, and that he was mentally competent to execute the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Amanda B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re Gino Z.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Commissioner of Social Services of Suffolk CountyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re Enasysia Tylesha R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011