Legal Opinion
In re K. W. V.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 18, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Millard L. Midonick, S.
This is a commitment proceeding under section 384 of the Social Services Law, alleging parental abandonment, brought for the purpose of freeing a minor child for adoption despite the opposition of his natural mother. The mother of the child has appeared by counsel and objects to the commitment of the child for adoption. The putative father, named on the child’s birth certificate, died on March 17, 1974. At the time of the child’s birth in 1971, the mother was married to another man. That man, subsequently divorced from the mother, has been…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of Malpica-OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Ford v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rothstein v. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Matter of Anonymous (St. Christopher's)New York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In the Matter of KozakMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re AnonymousNew York Surrogate's Court · 1979
- In re the Adoption of DennisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1978
- Zieldorff v. Catholic Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979