Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of Dennis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 4, 1978PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Millard L. Midonick, S.
In these two adoption proceedings the petitioners are two women into whose care the natural mother had voluntarily entrusted one of each of her twins almost 15 years ago and both of whom are now seeking to adopt them. Both petitioners *424and respondent mother are unmarried. Petitioners urge that the consent of the natural mother to the adoption is unnecessary because she has abandoned the twins. The natural mother withholds her consent to the adoption and denies that she has abandoned her children, claiming she has been unable to locate them. A hearing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Rothstein v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Lewis v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re N. ChildrenNew York City Family Court · 1981