Legal Opinion
In re Male Infant A.
New York City Family Court
Decided November 18, 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward M. Kaufmann, J.
In these private placement adoption proceedings, infants were placed with prospective adoptive parents in violation of *894the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and New York’s laws requiring certification of prospective adoptive parents as "qualified adoptive parents”. Inexplicably, the administrator of the Interstate Compact gave approval for the placements. I have been informed that these cases are by no means isolated instances of violations of New York’s private placement adoption laws. I, therefore, write to call attention to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Baby E.New York City Family Court · 1980
- Fusco v. RothNew York City Family Court · 1979
- Barry E. v. IngrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re Calynn M. G.New York Surrogate's Court · 1987
- In re Male D.New York Family Court · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Adoption of Baby Boy P.New York City Family Court · 1999
- In re the Adoption of CamillaNew York City Family Court · 1994
- In re the Certification as Qualified Adoptive Parents Pursuant to Domestic Relations Law § 115-dNew York City Family Court · 2011
- In re the Adoption of Child R.New York City Family Court · 2006
- In re Female Infant K.New York City Family Court · 1992
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