Legal Opinion
In re Linda F. M.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1981PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
This appeal focuses on the circumstances under which adopted persons can later discover the identity of their natural parents by obtaining access to the sealed adoption records. Section 114 of the Domestic Relations Law provides that such disclosure shall be granted only for “good cause”. For the reasons that follow, the courts below were correct in concluding that petitioner here failed to meet this standard.
Petitioner was born on July 19, 1940, and was adopted on March 4, 1941 pursuant to an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Bronx County. She did not…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Scarpetta v. Spence-Chapin Adoption ServiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- DeMartino v. ScarpettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In re "Anonymous"New York Surrogate's Court · 1977
- In re AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976
- Alma Society, Inc. v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
3Cited by38 opinions
- In re the Estate of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Golan v. Louise Wise ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re the Adoption of S.J.D.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Juman v. Louise Wise ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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