Petitioners, having secured a Mexican order of adoption for a child now in their possession, bring this proceeding under CPLR article 78 to compel the State Commissioner of Health to issue their "adopted child" a new birth certificate. Special Term granted the relief, the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed, and the commissioner appeals by leave of this court.
The issue is whether...
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