In re Adult Anonymous II
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Asch, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Family Court which dismissed a petition for the adoption of a 43-year-old male (Mr. H) by a 32-year-old male (Mr. S). While the adoption statute (Domestic Relations Law, art 7) does not expressly prohibit such adoptions, the Family Court denied the petition for adoption on public policy grounds (111 Misc 2d 320).
Adoption exists in New York solely by virtue of statute and no person may be adopted except pursuant to statute (Domestic Relations Law, § 110; NY Jur 2d, Interim Topics, Adoption, § 2, p 3; see, e.g., Matter of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. OnofreNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re the Adoption of EatonNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Bedinger v. Graybill's & TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Stevens v. HalsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Robert Paul P.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re the Estate of MazzeoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- 420 East 80th Co. v. ChinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1982
- DeJesus v. RodriguezCivil Court of the City of New York · 2003
- Concourse Village, Inc. v. BilottiCivil Court of the City of New York · 1986
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