Legal Opinion
In re "Anonymous"
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 21, 1977PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Louis D. Laurino, S.
This is a proceeding by an adult adoptive person for access and inspection of the sealed court record of his adoption.
The controlling statute (Domestic Relations Law, § 114) *225provides that all "papers” filed with the court in an adoption proceeding be placed in a sealed record and that no one be permitted access thereto except for good cause shown after due notice has been given to "the adoptive parents and to such additional persons as the court may direct.”
By way of review, it was the opinion of the court at the commencement of this proceeding that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976
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