MATTER OF MALE INFANT L.


61 N.Y.2d 420 (1984)

In the Matter of the Adoption of Male Infant L. Christina L., Respondent; James H. et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vivian Berger, Eric A. Seiff and Carolyn Henneman for appellants.

Jack G. Goldberg and Arlen S. Yalkut for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur with Judge JASEN; Judge KAYE taking no part.


JASEN, J.

This appeal involves a natural mother's attempt to gain custody of her child who has lived with the foster parents since his birth in July, 1980. The precise issue before us is whether the foster parents may retain custody of the child whom they have raised since his birth almost four years ago, where the natural mother has neither surrendered, abandoned nor neglected the child nor been found to be...

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