Matter of Baby Boy C.

I agree with Judge Levine’s majority articulation of the applicable principles of the law, including that judicial imposition of parentage by adoption on an objecting individual is a "drastic” and "unprecedented” matter. However, I disagree with the application of the governing principles to this exceptional case in which that extraordinary equitable relief should be upheld. I would affirm the order of the Appellate Division.

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This case is about judicial completion of a joint adoption application set in motion by appellant and his wife in Surrogate’s Court affecting the status and well-being…