Legal Opinion
In re Timothy H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 25, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
In a private placement adoption *566proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article 7, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Dounias, J.), dated September 5, 2000, which granted the petition of the mother’s husband to adopt the subject child. The appeal brings up for review the fact-finding order of the same court, dated July 19, 2000, which determined that the father’s consent to the adoption was not required.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Family Court properly determined that the father’s consent to the adoption was not necessary. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re Baby Boy P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re Denise H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- In re Baby Boy M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- In re Kristin O.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re Shaolin G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000